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sehast wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:04 pm Look at the 7:52 mark in the first video. It shows the encoder and scale in very close up detail. The rails can be cut by the user or by the company before shipment. I saw no reason not to let them do it and be responsible for any issues in cutting through the scale.

dusty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:35 am The fence is straight, the stops are reliable and accurately adjustable and the blade is square to the fence and does not wobble.

Does that accurately state the attributes???

RFGuy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:59 am

sehast wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:04 pm Look at the 7:52 mark in the first video. It shows the encoder and scale in very close up detail. The rails can be cut by the user or by the company before shipment. I saw no reason not to let them do it and be responsible for any issues in cutting through the scale.

Thanks. I got around to watching the videos that you posted. They do give a teeny bit more info, but not exactly what I needed. I see now that this company is selling an aluminum extrusion (fence) that comes with the scales mounted on them (for a miter saw application). So they have a beefy fence stop that both the display and the guide clip mount on. What I was referring to is I haven't seen much in the way of anyone adapting the ProScale to fit on different tablesaws or other applications, i.e. adapting the product to a specific mounting type. I know I could make a custom bracket for it, but $400 is a lot to spend just to get the parts in hand to see what I am dealing with before starting to think about how to use it. I'll reach out to the company and see if I can get some mechanical drawings or more information to let me plan how I want to create a custom mount for it. Bottomline is I would hate to spend $400 on it and then find out that it won't work for my application, so I am trying to visualize/think through how I could utilize it.

sehast wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:49 am

dusty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:35 am The fence is straight, the stops are reliable and accurately adjustable and the blade is square to the fence and does not wobble.

Does that accurately state the attributes???

That is pretty much it but its the degree of the accuracy and reliability that impresses me the most.

DLB wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:04 am Steve - Very nice. Could you provide a cross-section picture of the extrusion with something in it for scale without disturbing your setup? Are these 'standard' T-slots?

- David

sehast wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:46 pm

DLB wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:04 am Steve - Very nice. Could you provide a cross-section picture of the extrusion with something in it for scale without disturbing your setup? Are these 'standard' T-slots?

- David

They are larger than standard T-slots. Look at the first YouTube video in the post at the 7 or 8 minute mark. They show some close up views of the rail and the size of the T-nuts on the stop assembly. The rails feels much heavier than the standard 80-20 extrusions I have work with in the past. Let me know if you would still like me to take some pictures.