On Sep 28, 5:03*pm, "Leon" wrote:
"GarageWoodworks" wrote in message

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I can have mine dialed with a dial indicator before your last "trial
cuts" saw dust hits the floor.

This is what you keep missing Leon, 'SPEED', not just accuracy.

I kinda mixed up my answer. *I DO NOT make trial cuts to check a fence or
miter gauge setting, I make trial cuts only when "setting up/tuning " the
saw or fence. *No trial cuts necessary except for those occasions, as few
and far in between as they seem to be. *When working on a project I use an
electronic tilt box to set up bevel angles but miters and fence settings are
set strictly by the degree and measurement marks on the tool.

Now having said that, IIRC you have a Olson miter gauge.... *I would use
something to verify that tool each time I changed a setting. *I had one,
acutally had 3 of them and could never rely on it/them *holding a setting
when the fence was adjusted to a 45 degree setting with the telescoping
angle adjustment bar. *There was too much play in all 3 units that cause the
gence angle to deviate by as much as 1 degree. *I could actually grab the
fence and wiggle it back and forth. *With the fence at 45 in the other
dirrection it was rock solid.

I do have a dial indicator and used it to check blade alignemnt to the
miter
slot and arbor run out on my new cabinet saw, that was 11 years ago. No
adjustment was necessary and I have not used the dial indicator since.

Further, technique will often completely erase out a dialed in accuracy..
For instance my miter gauge has positive stops for the common angles and
it
makes accurate smooth silky cuts that would satisy any one. When I align
my
rip fence to the miter slot you would think that it too would yield the
same
results. Not for me, that alignment is the one that I go with trial cuts
to
get the smooth and with out tooth mark cuts.

Trial cuts = 'SLOW' and not as accurate.

See above, Trial cuts verify TS tune up, not the cut for a project.

I remember Ed Bennett trying to get you to see the light not to long
ago. If he couldn't help you, I haven't a chance.

What's that Texas saying, "You can bring a horse to water, but yada
yada yada." :^P