Originally Posted by
wildyard
...........my machine is not flush and sits above the table surface so everything is always uphill,............
That does not mean that you cannot FMQ!!!
Many do .... the earlier comments were to help you consider what may make it easier for you.
And too ... many have dealt with the unevenness, by building around it, with something temporary to level it out. Eg. styrofoam.
Yes. bloom where you are planted, but there are a lot of flowers that bloom where they are not supposed to do so, so why should you give up so quickly?
Never Say Never .... and look for ways to make it work.
That is, if you really do want to do so.