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Simple 5 cut method table saw sled calculator
Simple 5 cut method table saw sled calculator
A step-by-step guide to the 5-cut method
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Simple 5 cut method table saw sled calculator

Quickly calculate your table saw sled’s squareness using the 5 cut method
Brian Klein

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Scale:
Inches
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1. Width of top of 5th cut (A)
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1.3525
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The edge that is farthest away from the fence.
2. Width of bottom of 5th cut (B)
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1.3520
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The edge that is closest to the fence.
3. Length of your piece from A to B
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4.4645
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4. Length of distance from pivot screw to correction
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22
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5. Is your pivot point to the left or right of you as the operator?
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Right
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The single screw remaining in the fence, as you stand in the saw operator’s position.
Correction amount:
0.00061597
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Inches
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⭐ Adjustment direction:
Adjust fence forward, pivoting toward the blade
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If the value is <0.001" or 0.04mm,
your fence is square.

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Error Ratio & Formulas

Step 1: Taper in the cutoff (A-B)
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0.0004999999999999449
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Step 2: Error per rotation (Step 1 ÷ 4)
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0.00012499999999998623
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Step 3: Error per
Inches
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(Step 2 ÷ length)
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0.000028
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Step 4: Correction amount (Step 3 * distance from pivot point to correction)
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0.00061597
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(A negative sign signifies direction, not distance)
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