Incra table saw fence flatness tolerance

[Jason Winterrowd]

I just installed my Incra TS LS and am setting everything up. I have a Woodpeckers saw guage with dial indicator and I squared my fence to the miter slot. The fence is completely square at the front and rear but has a hump in the middle that measures 5/1000 on the dial indicator. Is this within tolerance or will it have much effect on my results?

I am just a novice and purchased the fence to increase my accuracy and I dont want to contact Incra with a silly complaint. I purchased the Woodpeckers guage a year ago and get a little obsessive with trying to set up and measure the preciseness of my tools and find myself wondering what is "good enough".

My question is if this is a non-issue.

[glenn bradley]

Unfortunately you will get a variety of responses on this. .005" is too much variance on a tablesaw fence for me. A couple of thou I can ignore but, .005" is enough to cause burning and saw marks that I prefer to avoid. My Incra miter gauge tube had similar problems and a phone call had a replacement headed my way ASAP.

[J. Greg Jones]

As mentioned, expect plenty of responses. If it were mine and I were keeping the fence, I'd set it square at the front and at the middle, and let it taper away from the miter slot .005" at the rear.

[Nick Decker]

Definitely contact Incra. They're on my relatively short list of companies whose customer service is quick, fair and thorough.

[Jason Winterrowd]

Thank you all for your input.