Mikey Darden wrote:

For table saw adjustments, however, I have found that whether I used
feeler gauges and a dowel or a dial caliper on a slide, it did not make a
hill of beans difference. Not enough to make a pot of soup, anyways.

Well, everybody can rest easy and quit fighting now. My faux PALS proved to
be a waste of time to fabricate, due to the limitations imposed by the
design of the saw. I couldn't get enough of a screw on one side to do any
good, so I scrapped the whole idea in favor of some 3/16" thick washers.
That took care of the self-centering problem. Using the dial indicator to
measure, and a pair of bar clamps to move things around and hold them
there, as best I can figure I have less than 0.001" of difference between
the fore and aft readings. I think it's time to give it a rest and quit
while I'm ahead.

Next stop, the fence. We'll see just how parallel it really is.

Then I guess I'd better go buy some lumber!

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