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[chris fox]

Has anyone used one of these tools to acheive precision blade alignment? Or do you have other techniques/tricks to share. I noticed there werent any Rockler reviews. In the past I have adjusted the fence to the blade, which is a no-no for miter or crosscut sled use which I plan to use more in the future.
My Hitachi compound saw is not as accurate as I want it to be.
Thanks...

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[jeremy levine]

Try this
http://www.woodshopdemos.com/align-1.htm

[Kent Fitzgerald]

Chris, I use a $10 dial indicator, screwed to a piece of wood, clamped to the miter gauge. Works just as well.

[Jim Becker]

A-Line-It is a good product...I used a friend's years ago when I first bought a "real" table saw. Subsequently, I chose the TS-Aligner Jr product for my own use in the shop (review on my site)...a lot less small parts than A-Line-It. For just a table saw, you really don't need something expensive like this as Kent points out, but I use the system across many tools, so it's been good to have.

[RichMagnone]

I have one and I really like it. I purchased the base level product and the upgrade to the "spring" inserts that were a feature I liked better on the deluxe model (they keep the jig pressed in the miter slot with a spring instead of a screw) for something like four bucks.

Had I seen the TS-Aligner Jr., I would have considered that (actually discovered it right after buying the jig at the Milwaukee WW show 2 years back).

I suspect you won't go wrong with either.

[Ben Grunow]

Just got master bar (wood craft) and I am unhappy with it as the base is really cheap plastic which allowed me to strip the screw that mounts the dial indicator on the first try. Progressing, after cooling off, towards clamping a shop made bas to the miter gauge or something. I would have just bought a cheap indicator and made one myself had I known.

[Richard Blaine]

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I have one, and it works as advertised. As stated above, there are cheaper ways to achieve the same result. It wouldn't take much to make your own, but if you don't have the time or would rather spend your time making projects, it is a good tool.

[chris fox]

thanks for the replies. For the meantime I will use a dial indicator from the work shop, similar to what Kent has done. Richard, it seems like my time is spent just to get things in order i.e. sharpening tools, making new TS sled,etc.

[CPeter James]

Try this.

http://home.metrocast.net/~cpjvkj/tstu.htm

CPeter

[Mark Singer]

I use a digital caliper and insert a tight fitting piece of wood in the slot...then square from the fence to the blade leaving it a touch open at the back