Ok, i have to ask; What kind of tolerences are you expecting to achieve with the short crosscut fence? I have been using one on a fairly regular basis for particular jobs on the saw and spindle moulder/shaper for years and never had an issue with the accuracy. I have to make sure when i attach the fence that i snug the kip lever in the channel up to almost tight before pulling the fence hard against the pivoting stop while tightening that kip lever, then go back and do a final tighten on the first kip lever. One thing for sure is that it is a bit of a pain to attach, having to run it down the P channel to install it. After seeing this post a week or so ago, i wondered if i was not paying enough attention to its accuracy so actually went and put it on, took it off, and did that multiple times to check for square. Every time it was spot on. Now, i am only checking with an 8" engineers square, but every time it was perfectly square checking with that. I'm curious as to what accuracy folks here are aiming for, and how you measure it. Obviously anything less than perfectly square will be more noticeable the longer the cut being made, but surely you would then be using the outrigger if making cuts of that length. I do mostly use the outrigger on my machine, but find the short fence very helpful in certain circumstances. Maybe i am just not pushing its limits whenever i employ it? I would like to know what kind of inaccuracy people get with it, and how they measure it. I dunno, maybe i need to go buy myself a blue and white striped apron. :)
Regards,
Bryce
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