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   eddo234 | Aug 31, 2021 06:30pm | #1

   Nope.

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   user-1118538293 | Aug 31, 2021 06:31pm | #2

   And you will always know where to look if you need a pencil!

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   john_c2 | Aug 31, 2021 07:44pm | #3

   If it's a wee bit, it's not a big deal. But if it's enough that it might cause an unsafe operation, get it level. If it's not mobile it should be very simple to shim.

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   elmaduro | Aug 31, 2021 10:55pm | #4

   Nickel balancing is out ..

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   hoovermd | Aug 31, 2021 11:02pm | #5

   Well, I had the same issue.
   The only issue is that if you have other tables in the shop at the same height it is sometimes convenient to have a piece of stock span them.
   In that case, level is nice ;)

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   user-1118538293 | Sep 01, 2021 09:33am | #6

   But isn’t the issue that all the surfaces need be co-planar? If they are all on the same surface that has a single slope, won’t it still work to span from one work surface to the next?

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   hoovermd | Sep 01, 2021 05:08pm | #7

   Yeah I guess if you are willing, but in my shop that would be a 4" difference in bench heights ;(

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   _mj_ | Sep 01, 2021 05:38pm | #8

   I made my bench (level & stationary) so that it is just below the saw's height (SS mobile base) when it is lowered to the ground. I can use it for supporting longer stock by adding a block but it doesn't interfere if I have to go over it to feed something. That 1/2" makes a huge diff. The basement floor has a mild slope to the lowpoint but not worth trying to correct.

   Hoovermd's floor sounds like a fight scene from the old TV Batman by comparison!

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   hoovermd | Sep 01, 2021 10:55pm | #10

   Yep. I have a 1/4" per foot drop in my garage ;)

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   jake_w | Sep 01, 2021 08:42pm | #9

   I found when ripping long thick boards like 8’ 8/4 oak the slight tilt to the left made it difficult near the end of the cut. The board wanted to pull away from the fence and burn on the blade. Impossible to deal with? No. Happy everything is now level and flat? Yes. I suspect this is not a common problem, but it drove me nuts when I was making these cuts frequently.