On further examination, it was found that when trying to make a trench cut, the front part of the cut was actually deeper than the back part of the cut, so there is a small misalignment between the plane of the slide axis and the plane of the table top. This makes it difficult to make square trench cuts. Naturally, if you dont plan on making trench cuts with the saw anyway, it isn't an issue, but if you do and need this feature, I'd be checking the saw out at the store first if possibl...