Thrifty Square
You can’t beat a 12" standard drafting triangle for an extremely accurate and inexpensive set-up tool. It’s particularly useful for adjusting a tablesaw’s miter gauge at both 90° and 45°.
This precision tool is superior to a combination square or a framing square for setting up a saw. While a combination square has only one long arm, a drafting triangle has two. A metal framing square is unwieldy and