Blade, fence, & miter slot aligned? Simple Indicator

Jeez, that’s a good idea! You should have told me about this years ago! It would have saved my buying every alignment jig that’s been made. LOL Thanks, Jeff!

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I had the same thought, Mot. I have used almost anything that measures while trying to tune up various tools. I mostly used a combo square for alignment, but it is tough to get a precise measurement since they normally only show increments of 1/8”. I still don’t remember where I first saw the idea. It’s somewhere in my stack of magazines and books. They did it two ways. I liked the above approach more as it took all of 2 minutes to make and is accurate to thousandths of an inch. The other method was for bigger calipers (12” plus) They clamped the caliper handle to the table saws miter gauge. Since it is a large caliper, it can reach the blade.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Thanks Jeff for the tip – going to the shop to make one tomorrow morning, AND I don’t have to spend anything to make it – I have the wood and caliper!

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You should submit this to one of the woodworking magazines.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Thanks, Jeff!

-- Jesus is Lord!

Thanks all. I would submit it, but it really wasn’t my idea. I saw it published somewhere a while back.

After using it a few times, I noticed the screw was leaving a little divot in the handle. No big deal, but I decided to put an insert in the runner and use a machine screw. I also found another use for it. I was building a basic small box and needed to check for square. I placed the jig fence against one side of the box and followed the same steps as I would use in checking a blade. If the measurements are the same, the sides are parallel.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Thanks for the tip Jeff

I was doing it the same but without the slot for the caliper
Your way is much better and easier

Thanks
niki