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1. 
   BruceS | Jan 01, 2011 06:30pm | #1

   rip width

   Be clever, ingenious, inventive and drill a few extra holes !   Shift the whole fence to the left 4"s.    How often do you rip with the fence on the left side of the blade anyway ?  Me, hardly ever.  I have installed a jessem slider table on the left side of a Unisaw and moved that wing to the right side then moved the Biesemeyer fence to the right the width of the slider table.  It can be done.

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   RalphBarker | Jan 02, 2011 01:46am | #2

   Have you considered a fence stretcher from your local farm supply store?  ;-)

   Seriously, I think Bruce is onto the right solution - just drill new mounting holes and move it.

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   Knotscott | Jan 02, 2011 09:15am | #3

   You might find that you can slide the rails right by the distance of a bolt hole, and not need to do any extra drilling.  If your saw is left tilt, you can rob all of the left side capacity and never miss it.  You may need to support the rails on the right, you'll need to relocate or replace the measuring tape, and you may want to fill the space between the rails with an extension table or router table. 

   If sliding the front rail isn't feasible, you could always visit a welding/steel supply store and buy stock tubing that will fit.