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Steve Turner

On 08/09/2010 11:26 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:06:41 -0500, Steve Turner
wrote:

On 8/9/2010 10:53 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:38:36 -0400, wrote:

wrote

Aluminum. Wingnuts. Sliding. All these things scream "alignment" to me.

Not really. The aluminum part that moves is up against the heavy casting
that is the part that securely locks to the saw. Once you have the casting
set, the aluminum repeats accurately (it is metal on metal with nothing to
let it become inaccurate) when it is tightened against the casting.

If the "heavy casting" only connects at the front and doesn't continue to the
back, there is room for error. Beisemeyer is one piece so there is nothing to
get whacked out, other then the pair adjustment set screws. They're easily
adjusted and really don't take much abuse anyway.

You're speaking about that which you know not.

That's why I'm asking, dummy.

From what I can see, you were _telling_ us, not asking, about the stability of the
Unifence, and without any real first-hand knowledge. That makes _me_ the dummy?

My Unisaw has a Unifence and it
doesn't get any more "whacked out" than a Biesemeyer.

That's not what I've been told before and primarily why I went with the
*B*I*E*S*E*M*E*Y*E*R* instead of the *U*N*I*F*E*N*C*E*.

Well it certainly depends on the application as to what fence is a better choice. If I'm
running a production cabinet shop with husky galoots slamming sheet goods through the
machine all day long, then I'm not gonna give 'em a Unifence; it's designed for finesse and
accuracy, not abuse. I'm not gonna take my Ford F350 Power Stroke Diesel on a leisurely
trip through the Texas Hill Country, and I'm not gonna take my Porsche to lumber yard to
pick up roofing material.

And yes, I've used a
Biesemeyer (which you misspelled, btw) many times; my father and my buddy both
have one.

Sorry, my speelczecher doesn't do trademarks. Geez, what a maroon!

And I'm sorry you got your boxers in a bunch.

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