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   SteveSchoene | Mar 21, 2011 07:19am | #1

   They are similar but not absolutely standard.  Most of the currently available tenoning jigs (they all seem to be about the same light duty design)  have sufficient adjustability for the vast majority of machines.  Craftsman table saws have had the wrong size miter gauge slots, however.  (Is that still true?)

   For heavy duty find a Delta 34 1172.  Wish I had one. 

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   hammer1 | Mar 21, 2011 09:31am | #2

   Most miter ways are 3/8" x

   Most miter ways are 3/8" x 3/4" but with all the new portable and other small saws, the ways might be a different size. Even with standard saws, you often need to fit the miter bar to the ways so there is no slop, easy to do. Once fitted, the bar may not fit others saws without a little tweaking.

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   RalphBarker | Mar 21, 2011 01:09pm | #3

   Old Delta jig

   My old cast-iron Delta jig has at least a couple of pre-drilled sets of holes for attaching the miter bar to the base plate. So, even back then, there was some variation between TS brands.

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   Jammersix | Mar 21, 2011 04:32pm | #4

   No Reason

   No reason to buy a tenon jig, either brand A or B.

   One can be built out of MDF and scrap, to fit your saw.

   Should take about half an hour. If you want to get fancy, get a couple of screw knobs from Homeless Despot and make it adjustable.

   When I use tenons, I usually build one use jigs, because to me, they feel tighter than adjustable jigs.

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   Don01 | Mar 21, 2011 10:50pm | #5

   The bar fits slot OK,

   I was thinking more of the overall spacing from the base blate to the blade.

   I bough t a King jig several years ago to use on my Rockwell cabinet saw. Never really liked using it.

   Did not feel right. So it has been uneder the bench collecting dust.

   Don