Digifence is being built in the open, one machine at a time. Here's what's done, what's in progress, and what's coming next.
PCB v1.3 designed, manufactured, and tested for both the miter saw and bench saw fence controllers. Key lessons learned — antenna keepout zones, voltage headroom, EN pin pullup — fed directly back into the design. The boards work.
Building and validating the first complete physical fence system on the miter saw — real cuts, real workshop conditions. The Digigauge round status display ships alongside this phase, showing live fence position and status on the enclosure.
The bench saw fence follows the miter saw, sharing the same controller hardware and firmware. The additional challenge here is the table saw environment — dust, vibration, and precision at scale.
Once both fence systems are proven, v1 is deprecated and PCB v2 takes over. Lessons learned from v1 are implemented in v2 — commercial grade, streamlined, and ready to scale. We'll also be inviting British Woodworks to the workshop to put the system through its paces and share their experience with their audience.
Digigate is the dust collection automation system — an 8-channel relay board that controls 12V linear actuators to open and close blast gates automatically as you switch between machines. It'll ship as a self-contained, enclosed product.
The most complex Digifence product — a dual-axis system combining a motorised fence and a motorised router lift. The lift positions your bit height from the HMI touchscreen, removing the need to reach under the table. This one takes time to get right, and we're not rushing it.
Digifence taken to the jobsite. A portable miter saw stand with the full fence positioning system built in — accurate, repeatable cuts away from the workshop. The same precision, none of the fixed installation.