It never occurred to me the large difference between the table saw miter slots and the blade, brand to brand etc. Inches. When I swapped my Ridgid contractor for my Harvey, I only had to tweak my Osborn miter gauge.
So, picked up a Delta tenon jig. ( used, fair price) First, it wobbled. Easy fix, the bottom plate was not flat, so I honed it to sit without wobble. Could have been bad machining, could have been dropped so not pointing any fingers. While I was there, de-burred the edges as they could cut you. Again not surprised as this is not a Bridge City jig and I was not expecting that level.
Set it down to reset it to square. WHAT! The closest it gets in 1 3/8 from the blade! I could use it backwards in the right slot, but it is obviously made for the left slot. I would never have guessed they would differ more than a quarter inch or so. Clearly Delta did not as they would have provided a series of holes for the miter bar to attach.
Looking at the catalogs, they do not say anything about being machine specific. Looking at the WoodRiver pictures, they show their miter bar in different positions in different pictures but make no mention. I see lots of complaints about it not being square. Well, it may be a pain to adjust the slot to the base and the bar to the base, but there is lots of adjustment. A better design might have a fixed point and a screw adjuster, but it is not an expensive design. After I relocate the miter bar ( It was not flat either and could have warped the baseplate. )
So, I will drill the baseplate and move the bar. It's Monday. It looks like plenty of room to get it so the stop screw gives at least a hairs safety margin. I was thinking about if a 1/32 sheet of something on the face would be smart. Even 320 grit PSA paper maybe. I am guessing, I should target for about 1/8 inch as the minimum cheek against the blade.
So, picked up a Delta tenon jig. ( used, fair price) First, it wobbled. Easy fix, the bottom plate was not flat, so I honed it to sit without wobble. Could have been bad machining, could have been dropped so not pointing any fingers. While I was there, de-burred the edges as they could cut you. Again not surprised as this is not a Bridge City jig and I was not expecting that level.
Set it down to reset it to square. WHAT! The closest it gets in 1 3/8 from the blade! I could use it backwards in the right slot, but it is obviously made for the left slot. I would never have guessed they would differ more than a quarter inch or so. Clearly Delta did not as they would have provided a series of holes for the miter bar to attach.
Looking at the catalogs, they do not say anything about being machine specific. Looking at the WoodRiver pictures, they show their miter bar in different positions in different pictures but make no mention. I see lots of complaints about it not being square. Well, it may be a pain to adjust the slot to the base and the bar to the base, but there is lots of adjustment. A better design might have a fixed point and a screw adjuster, but it is not an expensive design. After I relocate the miter bar ( It was not flat either and could have warped the baseplate. )
So, I will drill the baseplate and move the bar. It's Monday. It looks like plenty of room to get it so the stop screw gives at least a hairs safety margin. I was thinking about if a 1/32 sheet of something on the face would be smart. Even 320 grit PSA paper maybe. I am guessing, I should target for about 1/8 inch as the minimum cheek against the blade.