Hand tool people modify stuff
It's common to modify tools if you are a hand-tool-person (if there is such a thing). Filing a saw handle to fit you hand better or making small jigs to make you life easier in the workshop.
I had to rip 20+ boards into a smaller width than my circular saw could manage with it's original fence.
As you can see it cannot cut this narrow, and I didn't want to cut more than 100 meters with my rip saw...
So, by taking the fence,
and drilling two holes in it,
I could attach a wooden distance to it, making it cut narrower.
I was able to make my boards and be on my way.
Modifying tools isn't just for the hand tool person it looks like... :)
- happy woodworking!