PALS Precision Alignment and Locking System for Contractor Style Table Saw Alignment with 3/8 inch Stud

Thank you Random Redditor!!!Thank You, thank you… THANK YOU!!!!You have no idea how frustrating it was trying to align my Craftsman model 113 saw blade with the miter slot using the instructions in the user manual!!! How ANYONE ever got their blade aligned except through pure LUCK is completely beyond me.I even bought a dial indicator to get the distance as accurate as possible, but trying to whack the trunnion around was just an exercise in futility! I never got closer than .007 of an inch. Still suffered lots of kickback and scorching, even with a new blade.Then I saw a Reddit thread on r/craftsman113 about table setup for another old unisaw, and someone said they should get a PALS. I had no clue what that was, so I googled it. Seemed worth a try, so I ordered one for myself.WOW!!! I just got my blade aligned to within 0.001 inches in literally 20 minutes, and that’s WITH opening the package, assembly and install, AND waiting for the thread lock to set!Used the dial indicator again, and it was SO EASY! I could cry! I was having issues with burning and kickback, but no longer!So, Thank you, random r/craftsman113 commenter who asked that question, THANK YOU!And Thank you in-line industries for making an awesome product, as well as Peachtree Woodworking Supply for selling on Amazon so I didn’t have to drive an hour out of my way to buy it at a specialty store!

When I tried using the PALS to adjust the blade angle, I found that I needed to move the front in addition to the back. At first I could not get the front to move. It turned out that the tilt screw was holding the front trunnion from moving right and left. After loosening the tilt screw, I was able to use the wood and hammer on the front trunnion and then use PALS for the back trunnion. Then I found another problem. I could not tilt the saw to 45°. It turned out the tilt mechanism was stopped when it hit the top of the PALS. I found that the original screw just barely allowed the mechanism to tilt to 45°. At 45.2° the tilt mechanism even hit the original screw (see picture). After adjusting the blade and tightening the bolts, I replaced the PALS system on the one side with the original bolt.

Pals manufacturer didn’t answer my question which size pals stud will fit my table saw, but Peachtree Woodworking Supply Inc. did. I’m impressed by this seller. Back to the topic.The original bolt stud measured 9.2mm/0.36” diameter and the 3/8” Pals fits perfectly. Coming from Europe and still not used to the SAE fraction system (never will), so measuring 0.36” converted to fraction is 9/25“ which is slightly smaller than 3/8”. I doubted that 3/8” pals will fit my saw. Fortunately fits even better.I’ve installed the system, but haven’t adjusted the alignment yet (waiting on alignment gauge). Will update this review and post pictures once I align the saw.

Very easy to install, clear instructions work on s awesome. Less that .002 cuts now, and the blade has a twist.

This product is easy to use and makes blade alignment extremely easy. I had my older 10-inch craftsman aligned in less than 15 mins.

The only problem I had was that I could only go to 40° then the blade guard has to be removed. Other than that it worked perfectly.

I installed these on my mid 90's Craftsman table saw. Installation was pretty straightforward. Once installed it took me about 10 min to align my saw. I did end up drilling a small hole on the right side of cabinet to gain access to the head of the jack bolt with the Allen wrench. This and using a second Allen wrench made adjusting the saw a breeze.

This is the right thread size for Ridgid's new 4520 table saw. The problem I am running into right now is that the trunnion is too wide to fit both of the L brackets at once. The machining quality is great but since this is made to fit multiple brands I think I might be stuck without doing heavy modification.