Viel motor alternatives

[Bud]

I take it that you guys are doing something special with a Viel. I've been trying to build a knife rest for my Kally but I understand that Viels already include  an angle guide. Maybe that's the route I should go and save myself a lot of thinking. Obviously the new plate is some kind of motor mount so is this project motor related or does it include something else as well? If you've built a better mousetrap I'd like to know about it if you don't mind.