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Is this an acceptable amount of flatness for a new table saw? Sawstop CTS (imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by BedInspector@lemmy.world to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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Doesn't seem flat enough to me. I've always heard the tablesaw is the flattest surface in your shop. Is this okay?

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[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

The diagonal table flatness spec for the Sawstop Jobsite Pro is 0.033 inches. (The CTS doesn't have a specified flatness on the Sawstop site.) The gauges in your pictures are 0.015.

So yes, that is normal. Yours is twice as flat as the specified tolerance for a model that is twice the price.

[–] BedInspector@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks very much for that info.