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My Table to Blade Alignment is done this way with all four trunnion bolts loose to allow the table to be repositioned under control of the two Adjustable Stop Collars. "Equal radings" on dial indicators indicate parallelism of a miter track to the alignment plate (saw blade). I do this on...

My Table to Blade Alignment is done this way with all four trunnion bolts loose to allow the table to be repositioned under control of the two Adjustable Stop Collars. "Equal radings" on dial indicators indicate parallelism of a miter track to the alignment plate (saw blade). I do this onl...

If asked, over the years (especially the last few), my answer would have been a constant contradiction. Today I am inclined to say that I hardly ever strive for precision better than 1/32" (.03125"). Why? Because I no longer see well enough to shot for 1/64" (.01563"). I might e...

Yes there has been but is there now a consensus? I don't see how there could be consensus. The accuracy needed depends on the work being performed. The procedure in the manual (there are many variations) doesn't quantify the error and is clearly close enough for a lot of work. I doubt that it relia...

Hobbyman2 makes a good point but there are other factors too.

What is a complete SS Alignment?

Table (miter track) to Blade
Rip Fence
Miter Gauge
Drill Bit to Table Top
Table Top Flatness

note: don't over look drive shaft and arbor run out ???

edflorence wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:16 pm Basically, yes. But, there has been much electronic ink spilled on this forum discussing just how parallel is parallel and how best to determine it.

Yes there has been but is there now a consensus?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parallel

I have a Forrest somewhere in the inventory and it probably has been sharpened but I'll use it when it surfaces at the top of the stack. Otherwise I use Shopsmith blades. I have what I consider a full set and won't buy anything other than Shopsmith in the future. What kind of blade am I using? I don...

JPG wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:11 pm

dusty wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 1:06 pm

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:55 pm JPG,

If 1990 is old is your Goldie near ancient?

Yes and so is he!

My Goldie is not as 'ancient' as my 10E!


BTW Dusty is not very far behind!

Yup, I got a good read on ancient.

chapmanruss wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:55 pm JPG,

If 1990 is old is your Goldie near ancient?

Yes and so is he!

I have lost some edge banding on all three of the Shopsmith tables that I have but I can not say that I have any indication of swelling on any of them. With the edge banding gone I can say that these tables were not made using the best MDF I have seen. However, my tables are all 15-20 years old and ...