"Mark Jerde" wrote in message ws.com...
Tom Murphy wrote:

That pretty much answers the question. A quality fence that is
properly adjusted is expected to repeatably clamp parallel within
"useful" accuracy. If I go with the Grizzly, I'll wait until I can
afford the fence upgrade.

It depends on your skill level. My first TS was a cheapo Delta bench saw.
It was great for me for a long time. Eventually my inaccuracies were less
than its and I needed a better saw. The G1022 with the low-end fence was
great for me for a long time. My skills kept improving, and eventually I
wanted a fence with better than 1/32" to 1/128" "flutter" on the back side.
So I bought a used "Shop Fox Original" fence.

The low-end G1022 fence is very good. If you use its micro adjust and
always "sneak up" on the measurement from the same direction you'll be able
to set it pretty durn accurately. In retrospect, I got the Shop Fox
Original mostly because I was infatuated with it, not because the limits of
the Grizzly were hard to work around... g

-- Mark

You make an EXCELLENT point. My skill level is non-existent, and as I
alluded to in my earlier post, I don't need super precision for the
work I forsee. What I DESIRE is for the fence to "automatically" clamp
parallel enough that the stock doesn't pinch between the blade and the
fence, and such that the cut edge of the work is relatively parallel
to the edge rode along the fence.

I like your comment about being "infatuated" with the Shop Fox fence.
That's an excellent assessment and you are obviously a man who knows
himself well. I can DEFINITELY relate! I have several tools that are
much less useful than that, but I own them because they're COOL!

Thanks,
Tom