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MasterGage/Professional
Manual
Getting control of all of your woodworking equipment with the
powerful features of the MasterGage/Professional
MasterGage Corporation, 560 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91360 USA
August, 2002 Edition

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  • Page 1 MasterGage/Professional Manual Getting control of all of your woodworking equipment with the powerful features of the MasterGage/Professional MasterGage Corporation, 560 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91360 USA August, 2002 Edition...
  • Page 2 10. A hardened Precision Dowel Rod, ½ inch diameter x 4 inches long. Perfect for calibrating drill presses, routers, horizontal mortisers and lathes. 11. A Miter Slot Cradle Bar – Attaches to the bottom [and top] of the Professional. The Cradle Bar lets you align the table saw rip fence and blade easily.
  • Page 3 - or any MasterGage/Professional you plan to acquire in the future. Easily portable, you can use the Professional on any machine, in the home shop, in the field or at the production shop. No need to rely on any machine scales.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    5. Protractor “Instant Recall” feature 6. Height Gauge “Instant Recall” feature 7. Using the Depth Gauge Rod 8. Mounting the MasterGage/Professional to the Miter Slot Cradle Bar 9. Attaching the Dial Indicator 10. Using the Dial Indicator Table Saw + Sliding Table Panel Saw + Add-on Sliding Table Kit...
  • Page 5 Since all parts are so precisely made and interchangeable, a part made last year will fit a Professional made today, next year and years to come! If a part is lost or damaged, it can be quickly replaced by our factory.

  • Page 6: Illustrated Features

    1/16 INCH THICK STAINLESS LEVEL ARM STEEL “KNIFE “INSTANT EDGE” RECALL” FEATURE HARD ANODIZE FINISH LOCK KNOB BORED HOLE LOCK STAINLESS RED ANODIZED ACCCEPTS MANY KNOB STEEL PROTECTIVE ACCESSORIES RODS FINISH ALL SCALES ARE LASER PROTRACTOR ETCHED “INSTANT RECALL” FEATURE MasterGage.com...

  • Page 7: Measuring And Reference Surfaces Defined

    GIVE YOU USE OF THE “INSTANT RECALL” FEATURE TOP OF LEVEL ARM #5 “INSTANT RECALL” TOP #2 BACK #3 PROTRACTOR EDGE #4 “INSTANT RECALL” BASE #1 DIAL INDICATOR TIP #7 BOTTOM OF LEVEL ARM #6 “INSTANT RECALL” “INSTANT RECALL” MasterGage.com...
  • Page 8 VERTICAL plane This position is best for measuring blade angle – the full length of the “Knife Edge” is in contact with the RESTING ON THE TOP saw blade - giving you the most accurate angular readings. MasterGage.com...
  • Page 9 90 degrees] in HORIZONTAL plane 45 degrees 0/90 degrees RESTING ON BACK SURFACE 0/90 degrees POSITIONED ON BACK SURFACE - Ability to measure obtuse angles [greater than 90 degrees] in HORIZONTAL plane RESTING ON BACK SURFACE 135 degrees MasterGage.com...

  • Page 10: Description Of The Four Measuring Scales

    Mortiser divisions All scales on the MasterGage/Professional are precision laser etched into anti-glare black surface. Notice that both the Fractional and Millimeter scales are specially designed, with each having a vertical line separating the course readings on the left from the fine readings on the right of the vertical line.

  • Page 11: Protractor "Instant Recall" Feature

    1. Align the Protractor locating bushing hole to the Memory Link hole and pass the locating pin through the Protractor and Memory Link. 2. Lock the Protractor knob and retract the locating pin. YOU HAVE NOW “INSTANTLY RECALLED” THE DESIRED ANGLE! REAR VIEW INDEX PIN MEMORY LINK MasterGage.com...

  • Page 12: Height Gauge "Instant Recall" Feature

    INTO HOLE IN LEVEL ARM 3. LOCK MEMORY LINK SCREW INDEX PIN AND REMOVE LOCATING PIN YOU CAN NOW “INSTANTLY RECALL” THAT HEIGHT - AT ANY TIME! “INSTANT RECALL” can be used with or without the Dial Indicator mounted. LEVEL ARM MasterGage.com...
  • Page 13 Pin for use in the “Instant Recall” feature. The SECOND as a Depth Gauge Rod. The following illustrations show how the Depth Gauge Rod adds additional capabilities to your MasterGage/Professional. Keep in mind that this feature can be used in all X, Y and Z. axis. A typical use in the Z axis would be checking/setting the infeed/outfeed offset on a split fence for a Shaper or Router Table system.

  • Page 14: Using The Depth Gauge Rod

    Move the Depth Gauge Rod over the groove/slot/hole and allow it to bottom out. Tighten the Lock Screw. Reposition the Professional to a flat surface. Raise the Level Arm and bottom out the Depth Gauge Rod on the flat surface. Then...
  • Page 15 MasterGage/Pro MOUNTING THE TO THE MITER SLOT CRADLE BAR FOR USE ON THE TABLE SAW SECOND, once the Bottom View maximum play is taken Miter Slot Cradle Bar out of the miter slot, turn the spring loaded, fine adjustment set screw to give a silk smooth motion within the miter slot.

  • Page 16: Attaching The Dial Indicator

    ATTACHING THE DIAL INDICATOR ATTACH DIAL INDICATOR WITH THE STEM IN EITHER DOWN POSITION [SHOWN] OR UP POSITION WITH THIS LOCK KNOB ATTACH DIAL INDICATOR IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION [SHOWN] USING THE DIAL INDICATOR ADAPTER HARDWARE AS ILLUSTRATED MasterGage.com...

  • Page 17: Using The Dial Indicator

    • LOOSEN THE BEZEL LOCK SCREW AND ROTATE THE BEZEL SO THAT THE “0” ON THE DIAL LINES UP WITH THE INDICATOR ARM - LOCK THE BEZEL KNOB. • YOU ARE NOW CALIBRATED TO MEASURE FROM THE DESIRED SURFACE. MasterGage.com...
  • Page 18 Using the round tip on the dial indicator, make contact with the saw blade near the top of blade. Rock the blade gently side to side to check bearing wear. Check with the saw manufacturer for bearing wear allowances. MasterGage.com...
  • Page 19 .004 to .006 further away from the back of the fully extended blade, relative to the front of the blade. Square the rip fence with the MasterGage/Pro protractor. Some European systems have fences that tilt to any desired angle. These fences can be easily set to any angle with the MasterGage/Pro Protractor.
  • Page 20 HINT: MasterPlate is perfect for HINT: Set any bevel angle required setting any bevel angle to within ¼ degree extremely accurately. Also great for using the HINT: Use the Protractor “INSTANT “INSTANT RECALL” RECALL” feature to recall feature. any bevel angle accurately MasterGage.com...
  • Page 21 TABLE SAW With the Miter Slot Cradle Bar attached to the MasterGage/Pro, traverse the miter slot along the length of the saw blade to check and adjust the saw blade parallel to the miter slot. HINT: The MasterPlate is ideal to...
  • Page 22 MasterPlate to establish 90 degrees between the MasterPlate and the table top The The MasterGage/Pro is designed to measure angles greater than 90 degrees. This allows you to measure directly against the saw blade for the full 3 ½ inches of the protractor “Knife Edge”.
  • Page 23 This may be due to the fact that the scoring blade is located lower and behind the insert plate opening.. 2. Using the MasterGage/Pro with the Miter Slot Cradle Bar, you can now set the scoring blade parallel to the miter slot and the saw blade.
  • Page 24 After all of the elements of your tablesaw are aligned and calibrated, install your saw blade. Rotate the blade by hand and check the saw blade run out. Now you know with confidence that you can check out the accuracy of your saw blades. MasterGage.com...
  • Page 25 Once completed, position the Pro as shown. Bring the Cross Cut Fence in contact with the Dial Indicator tip. Move the Professional and Fence together along the length of the miter slot. Adjust the sliding table to bring it parallel to the miter slot. Now you will...
  • Page 26 SLIDING TABLE SAW Aligning the Sliding Table Saw presents a special challenge, since it does not have a miter slot to use as an alignment reference point. MasterGage Corporation has developed special alignment tooling, designed specifically for the Sliding Table Saw.
  • Page 27 CHOP SAW PLUS SLIDING COMPOUND MITER SAW All pictures and illustrations are showing the MasterGage/Pro with the Radial Arm Saw. These techniques and methods are also applicable to Chop Saws and Sliding Compound Miter Saws. Square saw blade to table top Set any bevel angle desired to within ¼...
  • Page 28 PLUS CHOP SAW PLUS SLIDING COMPOUND MITER SAW All pictures and illustrations are showing the MasterGage/Pro with the Radial Arm Saw. These techniques and methods are also applicable to Chop Saws and Sliding Compound Miter Saws. OPTION: Set MasterPlate square to fence using...
  • Page 29 PLUS CHOP SAW PLUS SLIDING COMPOUND MITER SAW All pictures and illustrations are showing the MasterGage/Pro with the Radial Arm Saw. These techniques and methods are also applicable to Chop Saws and Sliding Compound Miter Saws. Measure/set blade height easily HINT: Use the Height Gauge “INSTANT RECALL”...
  • Page 30 ROUTER TABLE SHAPER PLUS PLUS All pictures and illustrations are showing the MasterGage/Pro with the Shaper. These techniques and methods are also applicable to the Router [hand held] and the Router Table systems. Checking spindle run out by rotating spindle by hand.
  • Page 31 ROUTER TABLE SHAPER PLUS PLUS All pictures and illustrations are showing the MasterGage/Pro with the Shaper. These techniques and methods are also applicable to the portable Router and the Router table systems. Measure/set any angle from 90 degrees to 45 degrees to within 0 degrees, 15 minutes HINT:Use the Protractor “INSTANT...
  • Page 32 Set any table angle desired from 0 to 45 degrees to an accuracy of ¼ degree! Also verify any existing table tilt angle. HINT: Use the Protractor“INSTANT RECALL” feature to return to any desired angle MasterGage.com...
  • Page 33 ½ inch diameter x 4 inch Precision Rod. Check spindle bearing run out by moving the tip of the Precision Rod side to side and reading the dial indicator. MasterGage.com...
  • Page 34 HINT: Use the Height Gauge “INSTANT RECALL” feature to return to any desired height Check and measure drill bit diameter very accurately with the dial indicator and flat dial indicator tip. Always measure the smooth ends of the bit – not the flutes MasterGage.com...
  • Page 35 Set any table tilt angle precisely Set any angle desired from 0 to 45 degrees, to an accuracy of 0 degrees, 15 minutes [1/4 degree]. Also verify any existing table tilt angle. HINT: Use the Protractor “INSTANT RECALL” feature MasterGage.com...
  • Page 36 1. Duplicate notes 1 & 2 above. 2. Mount [clamp] the Level arm with dial indicator so that tip of the dial indicator is in contact with the side surface of the wheel [top or bottom]. 3. Duplicate note 4 above. MasterGage.com...
  • Page 37 Outfeed Table and the Dial Indicator zeroed out on the Infeed Table, sweep the tip back and forth on the Infeed Table. Varify that the Infeed Table is parallel to the Outfeed Table. Adjust to bring it in parallel MasterGage.com...
  • Page 38 4. Check and set the blade to zero on the dial indicator. 5. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 for each blade Square fence to table or set the fence to any angle required. HINT: Use the Protractor “INSTANT RECALL” feature MasterGage.com...
  • Page 39 Use the flat Dial Indicator INFEED ROLLER CUTTER HEAD CHIP BREAKER PRESSURE BAR OUTFEED ROLLER Rotate the MasterGage/Pro so that the Dial Indicator is facing up and check all the labeled elements on the illustration for correct height and parallelism to base table...
  • Page 40 Check and set roller[s] parallel to base table top. Also check and set bottom feed rollers for parallism and required height Use a ½ inch diameter [or larger] flat dial indicator tip Set any angle required accurately. HINT: Use the Protractor “INSTANT RECALL” feature MasterGage.com...
  • Page 41 [X, Y and Z]. As such it becomes difficult to align the table to the mortise cutter. With the MasterGage/Professional it is easy and very fast to align the mortise table in X, Y and Z axis to the mortise cutter.
  • Page 42 [X, Y and Z]. As such it becomes difficult to align the table to the mortise cutter. With the MasterGage/Professional it is easy and very fast to align the mortise table in X, Y and Z axis to the mortise cutter...
  • Page 43 [X, Y and Z]. As such it becomes difficult to align the table to the mortise cutter. With the MasterGage/Professional it is easy and very fast to align the mortise table in X, Y and Z axis to the mortise cutter...
  • Page 44 [X, Y and Z]. As such it becomes difficult to align the table to the cutter head and mortise cutter for a correct mortise cut on the wooden part. The MasterGage/Professional handles this problem easily.
  • Page 45 Applying Magic Mending Tape or Scotch Tape [not Masking Tape] to the working surfaces adds great protection and can be easily replaced when worn. The .002 inch thick tape allows the Professional to glide over machine surfaces with ease. Calibration...
  • Page 46 ACCESSORIES Our list of Tooling Accessories for the MasterGage/Professional and MasterGage/Classic is constantly growing and expanding. All pictures and information on existing and new Accessories are posted on our web site, making it easy for you to keep up with the latest developments.
  • Page 47 ORDERING INFORMATION You may order any MasterGage product by any of the following methods - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, All payments to be in US dollars • PHONE or FAX: -TOLL FREE 888/893-8300 WEB SITE: - PRINT OUT THE ORDER FORM FROM •...
  • Page 48 Date of purchase____________City_____________________State__________Zip________ Refund Policy If any MasterGage product is not satisfactory for any reason, return it/them within 30 days of purchase, postage paid. We will refund you the full purchase price plus your shipping costs. We require a “Proof of Purchase”, please be sure to include a copy of your purchase receipt.