Close enough?

[Jim Barrett]

General 350 TS: I checked the miter slot to blade and front to back 0.003 difference. 45 degree bevel registers 0.009 difference. Close enough?

Jim

[Neil Brooks]

Tom Hintz has an article (http://www.newwoodworker.com/algntruns.html) about this.

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The intent of this procedure is to align the saw blade so that it is perfectly parallel with the left miter slot. Though most manufacturers consider 0.010" or less to be within tolerance, investing a little time and effort should enable you to get much closer. I shoot for 0.003" or less when adjusting my blade parallelism and have been able to achieve that easily.