Setting a table saw fence without trusting the scale

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A rail scale is accurate until somebody bumps the fence or the indicator creeps, and neither announces itself before a stack of rips comes out wrong. Measuring blade to fence with the T1M Utility gives the cut you are about to make, with the display readable from where you stand rather than trapped under your hand. One check covers the whole stack.

Why rail scales drift unnoticed

A bumped fence does not announce itself
T1M measures blade to fence directly
Display readable from where you stand
One check covers the whole stack
Every rip comes out the same

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The scale on the rail is right until somebody bumps the fence or the indicator drifts. Measuring blade to fence directly gives you the cut you are actually about to make, and the display stays readable from where you are standing instead of under your hand. Check it once, then rip the whole stack knowing every piece matches.