"Morgans" wrote in message
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Aluminum. Wingnuts. Sliding. All these things scream "alignment" to me.

Not really. The aluminum part that moves is up against the heavy casting
that is the part that securely locks to the saw. Once you have the
casting set, the aluminum repeats accurately (it is metal on metal with
nothing to let it become inaccurate) when it is tightened against the
casting.

I usually keep mine accuratly adjusted to under a 32nd of an inch, and it
stays there for a long period of time. It takes something hitting it
really hard to knock it out of adjustment.

I don't understand people that get out a tape measure to check their
setting for every single cut. I set up my machine and scale to cut what I
set it on, and go to town. If I really need a super accurate cut, I check
the setting with a trial cut on a scrap. It is nearly always what I had
the scale set on.
--
Jim in NC

What he said but 1/32 of an inch is not close enough for me.
Tape measure? ACK! I use a dial gauge *very* rarely but I have a rule
that's marked in 64ths and I expect the fence to be *on the money*.

Max