Shoutout to the guy who told me to check my table saw alignment with a dial indicator instead of a square

Been fighting with my cabinets for weeks where the edges just wouldnt line up right no matter how careful I was with measurements. Finally broke down and checked the saw blade alignment with a dial indicator my buddy lent me from his shop in Nashville. Turns out I was off by like 0.012 inches which is basically nothing on paper but it was throwing all my dado cuts just enough to mess up the joints. Fixed it with some shims under the trunnion and now my panel glue ups are actually coming out flush. Has anyone else dealt with a tiny misalignment that turned into a huge headache?

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joseph_murray827d ago

Fixed my saw two weeks ago with the same method. Dial indicator showed a 0.008 inch wobble at the blade rim. Never would have caught that with a square. Those tiny numbers add up fast in real cuts. Now everything I rip is dead straight.

hugo_craig27d ago

That's how it always is, the little stuff adds up way bigger than you'd think.