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I am in very nearly the same boat. I sold my Unisaw when I bought my slider almost a year go. I’m still struggling with ripping. What was a simple, intuitive, and accurate process has become a much more complex process of setting not one but two fences, and clamping the work piece.

Early on I tried ripping with the rip fence, but encountered the same tilt issue that you describe. Also, when ripping with a rip fence you want to stand to the left of the blade so that in the unlikely event of a kickback you don’t get hit. With a slider the table is in the way, or you are leaning over the sliding table to make the cut.

I’ve gotten better at getting parallel rips, but still burn the cut surfaces way too often. It is particularly noticeable on the off-cut side. At some point I will start a FOG thread soliciting advice about that issue. So many experienced people rip successfully that my issues are likely to be technique or machine set-up.

My slider will do things my Unisaw could not do, like cross cutting large planks. I made a couple of doors for my shop, and trimmed the tops and bottoms with the slider - not something I could have done with a cabinet saw! I will continue to work on getting better rips from the sliding table, and my suggestion is that you do the same.
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John Hinman
Boise ID
K700S and A941