miter slots close enough?

[Ron]

I've been having a problem with my new unisaw cutting correctly. Finally today I was checking things and adjusting things (again) and by using the TS aligner JR. it looks like the miter slots are out of parallel by .005". I can't find the tolerances for the saw so I'm asking here. Should I just line the blade to one miter slot and use that and forget about it? If not then the only other option I see is for Delta to send me a new table top and I really don't want to do that. Sometimes I get crazy with trying to get perfect precision so help me out here.

Thanks, Ron

[Mike Marlow]

.005 between the two miter slots is fine. That's really an acceptable tolerance from one slot to the blade, though a lot of us do get anal enough to go for .001. Think about it though, .005 across the span of those two slots - that's bupkis. You're right - you are getting crazy with the precision you're asking for. If you plan to contact Delta for a new top, I'd think you should be prepared for a pretty hearty laugh coming from the other end of the phone. My advice - quite aligning things and just enjoy using them.

[David]

don't you usually use the left slot?

David

R> I've been having a problem with my new unisaw cutting correctly.