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Ben,

Well I finally got my positioner and set it up and I love it. Also a couple of things I noticed on your photos that you have the brackets that ride the rails installed backwards. The bottom of the bracket should be facing forward and under the fence.

Also I was able to get a Shopsmith upgrade kit from Incra ( which included all the necessary parts and a fence) to use on a positioner I was able to get at a cheaper price. If any one wants to know you can get the kit and the Red Base plate for $110.00 plus tax from Incra. They do not advertise it on their site but if you call them or email them can can give you the info to order it.

You can contact Mark Mueller at:

Phone: 888.804.6272, xt 4
International: 1 317 287 0340
E-mail: mark@incra.com

See what happen when I get too excited and don't follow directions!!!!

I did wonder why I was supposed to place the piece of cardboard under the fence when attaching those pieces. Made no sense to then, however NOW it does!

I wish I had been wise enough to talk to Mark before I had purchased the positioner from SS. I had the opportunity to buy the entire system which SS sells including the TS-LS with Wonder fence, and the books with templates, right angle fixture plus two stops and for about $400 NEW on sale. Using your bargain hunting method, it would have been closer to $500 for the package SS sells for nearly $1000. I am not begrudging SS their cost, and do not regret what I paid since all I bought from SS was the positioner, so my final cost was closer to $700, just that I could have used the extra for more toys!

Yes they are amazing. Part of the reason I made the jig using the adjustable stop collar was to move the fence tiny amounts. it worked okay for what I needed but the TS-LS fence is a whole different league!

Glad you are enjoying yours and thanks for pointing out the error of my ways (or at least one of the many! ) I'll fix it this weekend.

Be well,
Ben

Ben, Thanks for the reply. I was like you on those Brackets. I had them backwards on mine and could not figure out why the fence was hard to move. Then I looked at the picture on the directions (which did not mention how to put them on) and noticed I had them Backwards.

Enjoy

Mike