Standard Miter Slot Dimensions

Dimensions
  1. Standard Miter Slot Dimensions Chart
  2. Miter Slot Guide Bars
  3. Aluminum Miter Slot Runners
Standard Miter Slot Dimensions

Standard Miter Slot Dimensions Chart

On a table saw, is the distance between the center of the blade and the center of the miter slot standard on all or most saws? Thanks. – Jerry

Tim Inman: NO. Each brand – and sometimes each individual machine! – is different, although they are often close. Each jig you make is unique to the saw you make it for, darn it. Most are 3/4 inch slots, though.

ZEROPLAY Miter Bars and Stops will fit ANY standard (3/4” x 3/8”) T-Track miter slot that measures between 0.73' and 0.79' wide and at least 5/16' deep. Compatible miter tracks include but not exclusive to: SawStop, Bosch 4100, Delta Unisaw, Powermatic, Rigid, Dewalt, and General 350 Tracks.

  • . (Unable to mike the slot or bar, although a Powermatic miter gauge was a snug fit as in a Powermatic saw. Measured at Superior Distributing.) So, some folks are nearly right, that the Sears (and Ridgid) slot is.750' and the bar is slightly smaller for a snug fit.
  • The miter slot on the TS3650 is a standard 3/4' wide. If the ones you're finding are larger than that you could just grind them down to make them fit. Why are you going to use a t-bolt in the miter slot if I may ask?
Slot

Miter Slot Guide Bars

Miter slot guide barsStandard Miter Slot Dimensions

Aluminum Miter Slot Runners

Chris Marshall: Following up on Tim’s answer, here’s a case in point. I have two cabinet saws in the shop right now — a Craftsman and a Delta Unisaw. There’s close consistency between these two saws concerning miter slot placement, but they aren’t identical. The distance between Delta’s slots is 9-15/16 in. (5-1/2 in. from the left slot to the face of the arbor flange on the left and 4-7/16 in. from the flange to the right slot). On the Craftsman, the slots are an even 10 in. apart (5-1/2 in. from the left slot to the flange and 4-1/2 in. from the flange to the right slot). It’s only a 1/16 in. variation, but that can make all the difference when trying to retrofit crosscut sleds and other jigs from one saw to another.