This is an interesting thread. Thanks all! I have to say... I understand what Niki is trying to accomplish here. Niki I could have used you and your method of squaring up until about 10 years ago. I finally got it thru my thick head that I did not have to be parallel to the table edge. Again I understand why you do what you do and that was the whole purpose of this thread. I am just glad that I was able to quit spending 30 minutes and 3 cigarettes trying to line up the fence. I still fight that urge... old habits are hard to break. Bob Noles had to remind me yesterday that I didn't have to have anything but clamps to mount the Incra Positioner down to the table... that I didn't have to have slots or T-channel in the table to help align the fence to the table. He of course was right... but I think I will still put an edge stop on one side to make it slide easier and help keep it close without having it sliding all over the table.
It still drives me nuts seeing a fence angled on top of the router table. At least I stop with an eyeball parallel check
now and put the squares and rulers etc. away
Corey