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Stu,
I think it's just a cast in stiffener. My old grizzly 16" (real old) has a rib much like that too. The tilt mechanism takes a good bit of stress when you consider the blade tension and all so a stiffener of some sort, especially on a aluminum or pot metal part, makes sense. You probubly already thought of this, but the channel for your blade tension ajuster needs to be good and smooth and the ends of the slot should have a bit of a back bevel to keep the steel from shaving off the adjuster each time you move it.
Mike
I think it's just a cast in stiffener. My old grizzly 16" (real old) has a rib much like that too. The tilt mechanism takes a good bit of stress when you consider the blade tension and all so a stiffener of some sort, especially on a aluminum or pot metal part, makes sense. You probubly already thought of this, but the channel for your blade tension ajuster needs to be good and smooth and the ends of the slot should have a bit of a back bevel to keep the steel from shaving off the adjuster each time you move it.
Mike