Setting TS Blade to 90°

[Jim Fox]

What's the preferred method? Now that I dumped some money on a couple Starrett squares, I've been checking everything.

On my TS, a ShopFox 3hp Cabinet Saw, I have always hated adjusting 90° stop.......it's a pain.

In the next sentence I am sure I just answered my own question, but I just want some clarification.

Do you just use the 90° and 45° stops as a point of reference and then check it with a good square?

Thanks

[Bart Leetch]

Do you just use the 90° and 45° stops as a point of reference and then check it with a good square?

Yes I use a good square & check down through the throat for 90 degrees. I set a bevel square for odd angles or use a triangle to for 45 degrees. I keep a drafting triangle in my table saw storage cabinet as well as by my CMS & RAS.

[Bill Huber]

My saw does not have stops and I don't even look at the scale on the front.
When I move the blade I always check it whit my Starrett to set it to a 90 or a 45.
Most of the time after I have it set I will do a test cut to make sure.

[john tomljenovic]

first off I don't rely on the stops since with most saws it can twist the cast iron parts and put the blade out of alignment.

for setting angle I use a combination square down the throat, then make test cuts.

I crosscut a 1" to 3" wide piece of mdf; but the two ends back together on the saws top; see how they join; flip one over 180 then see that they mate the same; if not, adjust the bevel of the saw and try again.

[Art Mann]

I never use the stops on my saw. I adjusted them so they will have no effect in normal operation. My opinion is they are too inaccurate and unreliable for precision work. I use a Wixey digital angle gauge to get close and then use my machinist square to check the results of a trial cut. I seldom have to make any further adjustments.

[Jared Cuneo]

I agree with John here...Use the Starrett, then make the 180 test cut....

JC

[Gary Keedwell]

Well, for many years I used my Starrett but now I use my wixey but most importantly I check my stock with my square after a cut.
Gary

[Mike Marcade]

I use my TS-Aligner Jr. to set the blade to 90 and 45. I use the TS-Aligner Jr. with a square to reference 90 and with an angle block to reference 45. You can get a very accurate result with this method. (in theory within .057 degrees, if you are any good with the dial indicator you can get alot closer)

[glenn bradley]

I have both my stops set just beyond the norm so no, I don't use them as an absolute measurement. Wixey (for me) or Beall angle gauge is one of the better $30 - $40 you can spend.. I use it on the CMS, the DP, the bandsaw, the . . . .

[Jim Becker]

I use the stops and just check them every once in awhile. But I rarely tilt the blade, too.

[Greg Funk]

I use the 90 degree stop and it is always bang on so I rarely check it with a square. I don't use the Beall gauge for 45 degrees.

[Eddie Darby]

Before you do any checking of stops, I would give the inside a good vacuuming out, so that the stops are not coated with saw dust.

I use a 90* and 45* to check things, and then do your test cuts to make sure that everything is correct.

[Brian Dormer]

I ignore the stops - they are too sloppy for anything other than a rough guide. Get a Wixey and you can set angles all day with reliability.

[Jim Kountz]

One word, Wixey.

[John Hain]

One word, Wixey.

Are you talking about the $40 digital one?