content: A jointer is supposed to allow you to put a square edge on stock (so, for example, you could join them together with glue and have a flat surface).This machine's fence is so poorly thought out, I wonder if Delta had anyone test it before they went into production.No matter how hard you lock it down (assuming you can get it square to the bed, which is a big assumption), it flexs, so it is just about impossible to get a square edge.I may try to make a fence of my own, perhaps a fixed wooden fence with the whole jointer on some sort of hinge. Otherwise, it's pretty worthless.dan