Hey, I am ready to get rid of my old, vintage 80's, first years jointer. It's had been a goodin' Looking at the new Parallelogram table systems, Delta has one, Grizzley has one, a bunch of folks do. These seem inherenently more controllable and adjustable than the old dovetail gibs. Question is are they? Does anyone know the down side of these. They appear cheaper than the dovetail slides.
After about 6 years my Grizzley outfeed table warped. I guess the casting just finally aged. I took and had a machine shop mill it flat while on the base, that was the only way I could get it cut right anymore. I could never get it fixed adjusting the gibs. I am hoping a parallelogram type will be easier to compensate for age.