Pat,

The reason the PALS were born is to "hold" one side of a trunnion in-place
while the other side is being adjusted. Yes - they do help make things
easier but they also allow the undercarriage to be slightly warped when
forcing the adjustments. The tie-bars need to be parallel. I have yet to
see an alignment done with PALS that did not force the tie-bars out of
alignment. The blade may be parallel with the miter slot (assuming it was
aligned while at 90°) but most likely will not be when at some bevel setting
other than 90°. A good test is to make about a 15° bevel cut at max depth
thru a piece of hardwood and see if you get any burning. A properly aligned
saw with a good blade will not burn.

With the tie-bars adjusted for parallel and with the lands and trunnions
flat and all at the same height there is no need to "warp, twist, bend or
otherwise distort" the undercarriage into alignment. If you have the PALS -
go check the tie-bars for being parallel. If a flat plate does not lay flat
across them as per the instructions - then something is still out of
alignment.

If you can't get an alignment done without the use of force or by using
PALS - does it not make sense that something is not right and should be
fixed? It is not a big job to flip that saw over and to remove the
undercarriage in order to make some measurements and tweak as needed so the
saw will align without force.

I'm sure we have all seen the numerous posts about getting a CS aligned and
all read the "Get a bigger hammer" or "Get a set of PALS" replies. Why not
fix the problem the right way the first time and not have to go thru all the
hassle time and again. The tablesaws don't come from Delta in perfect
alignment and there's a lot of slop in the way they were built. With a bit
of tweaking you can fix what they didn't do at the factory.

Bob S.



"Pat Barber" wrote in message
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You lost me there Bob...

If you follow Delta's instructions AND use the PALS,
which makes the final adjustment MUCH easier.

I have used the Delta instructions and they will
"work" eventually, but it's much more difficult
by NOT using the PALS "doo-hickey"...

What is the "fix" for "can't align it" ????

BobS wrote:

The PALS do not fix the problem - the allow you to force an adjustment.
There's a reason you can't align it - fix that first.