Never been a fan of short beds . . . I just want to get that out there . I thought it was pretty much SOP to pay for local "Euro" technicians to come out and set up these machines. Sounds like I am in error in this. In your case it sounds like it might be the shortcut to getting on with using the machine. We all have expectations and then there is reality. My jointer arrived on the pallet so well setup I wasted time looking for what I must be missing. Someone else who bought the same machine had to have help getting things brought into line. Sounds like you may benefit from a professional assist. Once things are working as expected you will quickly forget the painful front-end load of effort
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