I have seen many many sites on the web that show you how to tune you TS. Most if not all of them always use the right miter slot, why???
I guess we are to assume that both slots are exactly parallel.
But to me it seems you should always set the blade to the left slot (left tilt saws) that is were you use your miter gauge. I don't think I have ever seen someone using the right slot on any show I have ever watch or any person that I have been around using a saw. It is good for your sled but that is about the only time I use mine. My EB-3 is set up to be used on the left slot.
So why do you want to use the right slot, I see no reason to set your blade to that slot. Use the left slot and then set the fence to it.
The other thing that gets me about these turn ups is they never do the first step, check to make sure the table is flat. If the table is not flat or you have an extension wind to high or low this can change the angle of the cut on anything but a short board. When you check the blade you are only checking it to about 4 inches of the table, the rest of the table could be 6 inches high but the blade would check out OK.
So should not the first thing we do to tune a TS is check the table and wings to make sure everything is flat? Then use the left slot to check the blade and then set the fence to the left slot?
Yes work is a little slow and I needed something to think about.
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