Flyingduck, I think gregoryq has said it all regarding the upper guide mechanism and he was the right person to answer your question because he has a Meber and all the pictures! (Thanks gregoryq.) Obviously, from what gregoryq says, the design is not a problem, but I guess when it comes to choosing between several quality bandsaws, it was one, albeit little, feature that made me look elsewhere. Another example of minor differences between the high end saws would be the fact that the Agazzanni (sorry about the spelling) Rapids only have a 20 degree tilt on the table. This is of little concern to me as I have (almost) never tilted the table. But I do like having the potential feature... Regards, Luckyduck