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That would work extremely well IF I had a plate that was known to be "flat". The surest thing I have to a "flat plate" is my work bench with 2" of MDF for a top or a large mirror out in the shed.sehast wrote:If I wanted to confirm the specs claimed I would lay the disk flat and use a straight edge/feeler gauge technique to measure flatness. If a .002" gauge is the largest one to fit under the straight edge anywhere on the surface of the disk then it meets spec. This eliminates any errors introduced by the arbor or drive shaft.
I have a couple good 12" rules from Products Engineering (PEC). I can't get a .003' feeler gauge under the ruler anywhere. I did not do an exhaustive test but did check in about 50 different locations on both sides of the setup plate.sehast wrote:A good 12" rule out of a combination square would work pretty well. Certainly better than mdf or your bench.
dusty wrote:I have a couple good 12" rules from Products Engineering (PEC). I can't get a .003' feeler gauge under the ruler anywhere. I did not do an exhaustive test but did check in about 50 different locations on both sides of the setup plate.sehast wrote:A good 12" rule out of a combination square would work pretty well. Certainly better than mdf or your bench.
I can slide a .002" feeler under the ruler in several locations.
Like I said, not an exhaustive test and definitely not a scientific test but I am satisfied that the setup plate is at least as flat as any of my saw blades.
It is also much more rigid so I am not likely to get a flex while doing the tests on the Mark V.
Since you are experimenting have you tried this?It will fit on a 5/8" SS arbor.
https://www.amazon.com/MasterGage-MP-1- ... B00006RGLC
I am not yet ready to recommend this device as being any better than a saw blade or the sanding disk for doing alignments.
You are not alone with that sentiment. I have been told that several times and in several different ways.superpop wrote:I get that you are looking for very tight tolerances but I think you are about as good as you are going to get for woodworking and particularly with a shopsmith. The variance you are chasing will have no impact on the accuracy of your cuts. The first time you deploy the castors and move the unit it will probably fall back out of the tolerance you have. Just my 2 cents.
Looks like you confirmed that it meets spec. From what I have read the setup plate from Amazon won't be any more accurate and costs more. I have a new shopsmith 10" sanding disk I keep for this purpose but I have not bothered to measure its flatness. I will measure it and let everyone know how it compares with the Infinity disk. Personally I use both the sanding disk and saw blade to set the table miter slots parallel to the blade. First with a digital indicator and the sanding disk and then confirm it with the single tooth saw blade technique. After all the saw blade is what you want to run true to the miter slots and fence.dusty wrote:I have a couple good 12" rules from Products Engineering (PEC). I can't get a .003' feeler gauge under the ruler anywhere. I did not do an exhaustive test but did check in about 50 different locations on both sides of the setup plate.sehast wrote:A good 12" rule out of a combination square would work pretty well. Certainly better than mdf or your bench.
I can slide a .002" feeler under the ruler in several locations.
Like I said, not an exhaustive test and definitely not a scientific test but I am satisfied that the setup plate is at least as flat as any of my saw blades.
It is also much more rigid so I am not likely to get a flex while doing the tests on the Mark V.
I am not yet ready to recommend this device as being any better than a saw blade or the sanding disk for doing alignments.