table saw miter gauge slot depth? (pic)
I tried my miter gauge in my new General Internation table saw yesterday and discovered that the bar sits below the table top surface about 3/32 of an inch. All other table saws I've used the gauge bar has been flush. This causes the "head" of the miter gauge to scrape across the table top.
If that isn't enough, the keeper plate (washer) at the far end of the underside of the bar that keeps the bar captured in the slot is not flush with the bottom of the bar and protrudes slightly below it. So.....when you push the miter gauge past the far end of the table you cannot pull it back smoothly (washer contacts the bottom of the slot edge).
My worst fear is that the miter slots have been machined too deep.
Slot is 7/16" deep. my miter gauge bar is 11/32 thick.
I'll be calling General International tomorrow to find out their specs for the slots.
What are your slot depths???
Kent
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