Drooping...hrmmm, Felder precision doesn't apply here :).?
Jokes aside, I think the Felder guard is way overbuilt - using steel in almost all the parts means a significant amount of weight being cantilevered so it's no surprise there's a drop, especially with the weak point being the mount. If I recall correctly, there's also an attachment to the vertical segment to the rightside sheet metal table.
Bob -- I'm going to noodle on how to execute this overhead guard using off the shelf parts, more to come soon!?
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