On 21 Dec 2003 15:10:38 -0800, (Mark)
wrote:



I would have hoped so...but the suggestion from some seems to be that
no matter how much care you take in setting up and squaring the fence
and beds, you will never get an accurate edge.

Does anyone agree or disagree with this?


The sizes of the fences and the beds play quite a part because if you
can't support the work properly you won't get clean and accurate
results.

Another key factor is how sturdy the mechanics are.

If you look at woodworking machinery in general, you find that as you
move up through the ranges, apart from becoming larger, they become
substantially heavy as a result of the use of cast and machined
components.

If you want something to dabble with and produce some level of result,
then a hobby grade machine may be good enough to do some jobs.
You could then go for a better machine later, accepting that the first
one has been a learning exercise.


..andy

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