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Ok, I spent some time this weekend taking everything apart. The way tubes aren't dead straight, but they aren't far off either. Rolling on a flat surface there's never very much light showing underneath. I would say the gaps are never more than 1/64", if that. One has a barely detectable high side ...

Bill V., Bill M., Dusty, JPG: Thanks for all your explanations and suggestions. To answer some of the questions:
- yes, the main table is square to the blade, using a 6" machinists square.
- I use a level to set and verify that the extension table is in the same plane as the main table, similar to ...

Thanks Dusty. That's what Rob suggested also. I'll check that. I'm trying to visualize the effect that would have. It seems to me that if there was a twist, I would see a difference in the gap front to back. In an extreme case, one table would appear to be too high in the front and too low in the ...

Thanks for the replies.

Rob, I didn't think of that screw until late last night. It should take care of the front to back difference. I'm still puzzled about the side to side difference though.

Dusty, I just have one extension table, installed on the right, as usual. I can adjust it flat with ...

Hello,

I'm having a little trouble getting the main and extension tables aligned. It's fine with the main table moved all the way to the right, up to the extension table. In that position they're flat with respect to each other. But if I slide the main table all the way to the left, the two ...