To my surprise, the difference was very small when I did I did a very quick sampling of two measurements each on the left side rails of all three saws, at a max of 0.03" or 1/32" between the older 744 and the Delta, which dropped to 0.022" between the newer (but still well used) 744 and the Delta.Īfter a quick look at Lumberjocks and Sawmillcreek, there are a couple of approaches for minimizing the slop, which would apply to featherboards or any other male rail, all of which assume that your slots are uniform and have parallel sides.īuy a miter gauge (or other device) with built in adjustments for lateral play. ( FWIW, the factory miter gauges should just be thrown away as step 1 in setting up those saws IMO.)Īnyway, your question got me thinking about the slop in in the miter gauges on my TSs, so I checked the miter slots on both of my 744s (aluminum tables) and on one of my delta TSs (machined iron table).
I recently cobbled together a great 744 with the DeWalt stand (no wheels on it, but super sturdy) for short $$ and I love it. We've used the 745s on a daily basis at customer sites for years with no problems.
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