TS-Aligner, Jr. added to the shop

To help with the calibration of my new SawStop, I invested in a table saw alignment tool.

After doing a lot of internet and magazine research, I purchased a TS-Aligner, Jr.  from Ed Bennett via his website.  Ed makes these tools himself, and the fit, finish and accuracy is excellent.  The included instructions and DVD are also very good.  It is a bit pricey, but for the quality of the tool, I think that it was worth it.  The TS-Aligner also seems to be more versatile than many other similar products (you can use it to align a lot more than table saws), and it also has some unique features that I think work better than other methods.

It was easy to learn to use, and my saw is now calibrated much more accurately than I would have been able to achieve without it.

Calibration and alignment of woodworking tools is a lot like sharpening for me.  I did not realize how important either of these skills was when I began woodworking, but after time and experience, I've learned that they are necessary evils if you want to be successful.

Comments

[Susan Snider]

I read your post and am going to refer my husband to Ed Bennett's site. He is currently struggling because the jointer we inherited from my father that he was just LOVING (it's the first one he's owned) is now out of alignment. He's been forced to use his table saw right now to cut (and recut until he can get a straight enough edge to glue up his sides) to make the side pieces to our Chair and Loveseat.

I think he'll need to spend some time learning these skills so he can start using his jointer again.

Thanks for your post.