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Originally Posted by Router is still my name .... those of you that don’t want to waste 65- 95 on table saw alignment gadgets, here my version of it. |
I confess, I too was enamoured with the high dollar alignment jigs. I shamelessly ripped off the TS Aligner jig. Does a lot, but could not justify his price. Granted it sits in the box 99.5% of the time, but when needed it's worth it's weight in aluminum!
Mine was done out of aluminum on an old South-bend 13" lathe using a milling attachment. I sure wish we had the milling machine at work back then, because it would have been a lot easier for the set-ups. Still, it works great!
It can work horizontal as shown, but there is another arm that lets it do vertical measurements as well. Just pop off the bearings on the bottom and you can level extension wings, bit heights (overkill) and lots of other measurements. I've got a couple of different size bearings, because the miter slot on the bandsaw is shallower than on the table saw. I've also got a few different tips to fit in different applications. The flat button works best for bit or saw blade type.
http://www.ts-aligner.com/tsalignerjr.htm
He's got some great videos, and you can make a lot of jigs similar to his, but you might find his to be what you want.