PALS Precision Alignment and Locking System with 8mm Stud

I found a Craftsman contractor saw that will work great for my needs. The previous owner bought this saw new in 1998 and has had it in his shop since. It's practically new as he took very good care of it. However, as you know, the Craftsman saws had some issues that need to be addressed. I broke my saw down completely and cleaned and assemble it with some new lube. I had to work on the slot on the rear trunnion to get the blade tilt to work freely. I installed a support inside the side panel to keep it from flexing when tilting the blade. All that done, I needed to align the blade and tune the saw up. I installed this kit on the rear trunnion. Talk about making thing easy ! Installation waw easy. Adjusting the blade was equally easy. If your working with an older saw and you care about the accuracy of you cut, you've got to get one of these.

PALS Precision Alignment and Locking System for Contractor Style Table Saw Alignment I never had any luck aligning the blade and fence to the miter slot of my old Craftsman table saw. Banging on the trunnions with a mallet was a very imprecise process that required more luck than skill to align the blade parallel to the miter slot. Several years ago I replaced my trusty Craftsman saw with a Delta 36-441 contractor saw. I used that saw for years, but recently realized that I needed to re-align the blade and fence to the miter slot. I looked for solutions on YouTube and found a great video by Stumpy Nubs that provided an excellent tutorial on how to do the alignment on both cabinet and contractor saws. Stumpy recommended using these alignment clips with contractor saws that don't have adjustment screws to facilitate the process. They worked a treat. I recommend that you first watch Stumpy's video and then watch the video that appears on the Amazon page for this product. They were both a big help for me. Here are two tips for using the clips. - The non-nylok nuts included with the kit require a 12mm wrench. I replaced them with SAE 1/2" nuts. - You may find that you have to bind the standard nut and the nylok nut together on each threaded stud so you can tighten or loosen the studs that you install on the underside of your table's top. I needed to do that because my moderate-strength Locktite was not holding the stud tight in the tablesaw top even after letting it set for a day. . A thin 1/2" open end wrench is very handy when working with the two nuts on the studs. - Pay attention to Stumpy's advice about loosening the two trunnion nuts in the front of your saw. One should be finger-tight and the other one should be slightly tighter so as to provide some friction when shifting the trunnions with the clips in this kit - Pay attention to the advice in the Amazon video about slowly alternating the tightening of the four trunnion nuts after you have the blade aligned with the miter slot.

Installed this on my old Craftsman table saw the other day. Got my blade lined up to .001 of an inch out at the back away from the fence. Honestly, I think I could have tweaked it to 0 if I'd tried a little more. I'm giving 4 stars because of the headless studs that came with the kit. I had to take one out and use a slightly longer bolt than the original because the splitter support bracket hit it if I tilt the blade past 35 degrees.

This is simply too good an idea. The 'official' method of adjusting the trunion position, of loosening the 2 rear cap screws, and then banging the trunion with a mallet and block of wood was nearly impossible because there was always a tendency for the trunion to rebound and spring back after being struck, as well as the changes that would happen as you attempt to re-tighten the screws. Changing to studs and nuts with flat washers would have been a significant upgrade to that. But to be able to dial in the exact position incrementally, and lock that position in with horizontal screw pressure from both sides -- takes this to a new level. I was easily able to adjust to the miter slot within .0005 using a dial gauge. The bad news, if there is any, is that you'll have to make or buy all new zero clearance inserts for the new blade position. Use the stock insert for a week or two and re-check before making the new inserts ...

I have owned a Powermatic table saw for over 30 years. When I bought it new, the saw blade would not align with the miter slot. Over the years I tried many times to correct this problem. I loosened and tightened the alignment bolts. I called the manufacturer and got no additional help. I took the saw apart looking for some other solution/problem. I even filed away metal to make holes bigger and provide additional flexibility. Nothing worked. A couple months ago I decided to try again. First I Googled the problem and found a web site that mentioned the PALS CTS kit. I bought one kit. Originally I installed both parts on one end of the adjustment bolts. Better, but still not good enough. I then put one part on the front and one on the back, pushing the blade mechanism in the desired direction. Success. The blade and slot are now within 1/64", from a prior 1/16" The kit is easy to install. The provided picture is all you need. I found it best to turn my saw over to do the installation.

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!

Wow this really works!!!!!! It took me a little longer than it says because the blade was as far as it could go in the back. I had to loosen both front bolts and move the front over a bit and then it was easy. Question now is why aren’t these saws sold with these. Great product especially for newbies.

This is a nice adjustment addition to your toolbox. It will allow for accurate alignment of the table saw blade to the fence. It was fairly difficult to install on my table saw. Unfortunately, my table saw had some major issues which this tool was not able to overcome though that's not a fault of the tool.