On 9 Oct 2006 08:54:28 -0700, wrote:

Okay, going back through what I typed I think it could be
misinterpreted.

I do have the fence parallel to the blade and whether it's square to
the front edge of the table doesn't matter...What I'm expecting is for
the fence to point up, away from the ground, at 90 degrees to the
table. That is, if the fence extended up further, I'm expecting it's
sides to be plumb to the table (of course I'm not expecting high
precision).

(front view, expected)
....|#######|
....|#######|
....|#######| -- fence
....|#######|
--------------------------------------------
front edge of table
--------------------------------------------

(front view, actual, exaggerated)
.\#######\
..\#######\
...\#######\ -- fence
....\#######\
--------------------------------------------
front edge of table
--------------------------------------------


Ahhhh... Depending on how bad the angle is, it's probably okay- It
basically means the scale indicator will be inaccurate with different
thicknesses of wood. It could be a problem if you're ripping
something on edge- but then I think I'd make a sub-fence that is plumb
to the table if you're going to be doing that. As long as you've got
is parallel to the blade, and the work slides freely, it shouldn't be
dangerous, just annoying.