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On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:38:36 -0400, "Morgans"
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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.

The aluminum fence attaches at two locations along the base unit.
Additionally the fences are an "L" shape so that you can remove it and
reinstall it on the base unit for cutting thinner stock more easily.
IIRC the Unifence had been around about as long if not longer as the
Beisemeyer, 20+ years. There have been no accuracy issues with the design.
I first considered getting a unifence 17 years ago.