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?
Miter Slot Guide Bars
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.