Re: New Table Saw... and toss the square!
"This, and don't rely on a stop. Use a square every time IMHO." from Rick.
Really... use a "square" every time? Who here, continues to use a square for squaring TS blades?
For years, I've used a Wixie digital angle gauge for setting TS blades and have never looked back (Wixie is a brand. There are others). I keep it stuck (it's magnatized) to the TS base next to the height adjustment wheel, and right next to it is a magnetized feather board and a magnetized push stick. They couldn't be more convenient to store, locate, and use! Why rely on "going by eye," when digital accuracy (to the nearest thousanth) is availbale and at no-brainer use?
Along with what's been said on trueing your saw, Dustin - an important thing to do, do yourself another favor. Pick up one of these digital gauges priced at $39.95, or $29.95 on sale. For ease of use, and repeatably accurate blade angles, it cannot be beat! (Don't think any of you long timers will ever look back should you make the change either!)
[NOTE: After reveiw before submission, I realized that Rick may not have been supporting the use of a "square" so much as he was physcially checking the blade angle verses not relying on the angle pointer. If this be true, you made a very good point, Rick.]