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This is the new standard
I have an Incra TS-LS on my SawStop pro cabinet. I upgraded and purchased a 5hp SawStop ICS and was looking at adding the Incra for it as well. In that timeframe, the Big-Eye released and I started watching videos from trade-shows and early purchasers. It was so compelling. I decided to go for it. One serious advantage over the Incra is the space savings. The incra fence need a full 52" clearance beyond the end of the table extension for the saw in order for the fence to open all the way, taking away an extraordinary amount of floor space. Additionally, if you leave it extended and bump it, it will potentially go out of alignment, a very easy thing to do.
The Big-Eye is an absolute dream to use. The clamping lever on the top is genius. The way it engages with the rails is so powerful it feels bolted down. The adjustability to fine tune everything was straight forward. The ability to slide the aluminum hi-low fence to be behind the blade is so handy. I used 3-2-1 blocks for that in the past, one step I'll never have to do again. The bearings glide very well, so moving the fence back and forth is very satisfying. The zero parallax scale viewing window is so nice, I wish I had it on everything, including the ST-1500 slider. The scale is very easy to read, my preference is always black hashes on a white background. Once I got it all calibrated I made a cut through 2 5/8" maple to test, not a hint of burn, and just the faintest whisper of saw marks - most of the cut surface was glassy smooth. My stock Biesemeyer fence from SS was wonky from the factory, with waves in the surface and VERY difficult to fine-tune. Total lemon of a fence, and dangerous. Burning on every cut, no matter how much I fiddled with calibrating it. To get a clean cut out the gate with the Big-Eye was an absolute dream.
I'm so happy to have this fence on my saw, the core of everything I do in my shop. I can't recommend this enough, it is a gamechanger for me and an engineering triumph for Harvey.
As an aside, this is my first order with Harvey and I've found the customer service response to be outstanding. I'm well pleased, and they've won more business from me in the future.
This fence and rail system for the table saw is made of the finest materials and is enhanced with the most accurate engineering I have ever used on a table saw. Although it is expensive in the way of cash, if you use a tablesaw in order to rely on, accurate preparation of materials for important woodworking projects this and rail system is superior and worth every penny.
The Big-Eye fence is simply the best fence on the market!
I've been using my Big Eye B-52 rip fence for a couple of months now. Fence deflection can kill accuracy and increase the probability of dangerous kick back. The rock solid stability of the locking mechanism on the B-52 Big Eye completely eliminates the rip fence deflection I had been fighting for years with my UniFence system, and it has added tremendously to the accuracy and safety of my 1980's era Delta UniSaw. Setup took me about a day and a half due to the addition of a torsion box table to the right of the saw. The set up for the parallelism of the fence to the blade can be a little fiddly, but once it's locked in it isn't moving. I love the zero adjustment on the rip scale. You can easily reset it for each different blade for the ultimate in accuracy. The cursor is extremely easy to line up and easy to read. The fence glides smoothly but I do keep an air hose handy to blow sawdust out of the track where the rollers run, and I wipe down the steel guides regularly. If sawdust debris builds up on the rollers they won't run as smoothly, but cleaning is easy and infrequent if you keep the track cleared out. Another fantastic feature is the ability to lock the fence without it moving left or right from where you've set it. That eliminates a lot of frustration during setups and once again, increases accuracy. The flip stops are also handy, and I'm still finding new uses for them. I would like to find out what type of aluminum extrusion I can purchase that will directly replace the High Low fence. I'd like to make an extra long fence just for use when I want to rip a full 8' sheet of plywood. Any suggestion in that area would be appreciated. I'm looking forward to years of use from this fence, and it has made woodworking fun again! Thanks for such a well made product!
Upgraded to Big Eye fence. Already used many features. Very accurate and versatile. Happy I upgraded.
Everything is staying in the boxes until the new shop is ready, can't wait!
The first thing I do when anyone comes in my workshop is show of the big eye system. The glide and precision is unbelievable!
Harvey’s Rip fence is awesome, slides like butter, both ends stay perfectly aligned.
Best fence I’ve ever used.