On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:30:12 -0700, charlie b
wrote:

Art Greenberg wrote:

I think a longer fence helps keep long stock properly aligned for the cut.

Who cares if the stock is aligned to the back of the fence BEHIND the
blade - it's already been cut.

Uh, but it's still attached to the rest of the wood that hasn't been
cut yet. It'd be awfully hard to keep an 8' long piece of stock
against the fence when you've only got 2" of fence left to bear
against. That whole leverage concept you were getting at.

My old direct drive saw the blade was right at the back. Having that
extra table and fence back there makes life much easier.


-Leuf