Originally Posted by
derek labian
Hi Jim,
Thanks for the feedback.
I tried to find a manufacturer for a nice aluminum F&F with stops, fence, and measurements but I couldn't find a production manufacturer; they seem to be wood and not that great. I considered making my own out of plate aluminum with extruded fence etc. The parallel guide with DRO seems like a good alternative I can just buy.
Sooo...
I've seen some users do tapers with F&F too but it seems like this would also be easier with a parallel guide also. Is there something the F&F does "better", INHO, than a parallel guide would do?