Delta 18-901 Biesemeyer Drill Press Fence, 24-Inch

Perceuse

First let me say that it is made of aluminum not steel as other reviewers stated. A magnet does not stick. It is beefy but the weight is from the amount of aluminum. There is a lot of aluminum in there. The t-bolts fit my standard t-tracks perfectly. The cam locks are an issue and was aware of this before I ordered. I have another fixture that used cam locks and those have been replaced with knobs like I will do the this fence. The flip stop works well. For this price I don't know of another fence that offers so much for so little when compared to others. Like I said before, the cam locks require some attention. The knob that locks the flip stop is to large for clearance. The stop can only be used on one side or the knob can get in the way. Need to be no larger than 3/4" OD.

Easy to adjust, and set up drill press is a much better tool now

I like it but still have to make a more usable table for it as the drill press platform isn’t adequate for wood work compared to metal. Nothing wrong with the fence at all.

I set up the fence in the high-profile position. The screws for the mounting assemblies bottomed out before the mount seated in the T-track. This caused the fence to rock forward and back. It was locked in position and didn't move side to side, but it still pivoted vertically on the ends of the screws. I added washers and it worked, the mount seated as it should, and the screws didn't bottom out (see image). Without adding the washers, the fence was useless to me, and I would have returned it. The cam seats are soft, they could have been a better plastic, maybe Nylon. The T-bolts are coarse thread, a fine thread would lend to more adjustability. Further, the set screws for the T-track on the mounting assemblies are too close to the cam lever. They should be set slightly further apart to make them more accessible. Even better, the fence could be attached to the mounting assembly with knobs instead of screws but that would require a design overhaul. As is the set-up is stiff and a little cumbersome but consider that there is play in the T-slots on the drill press table and this is for woodworking not machining, so it's good enough, I'll keep it. If you wax the table and the contact parts of the fence it's easier to work with and adjust. I was able to zero the fence and checked it with a steel ruler against the stop. For this review the fence was mounted on a Delta 18-900L Drill Press.