Most professional shops like mine will likely have more than one table saw. One or more stationary cabinet saws, and one or more "jobsite saws". Of the shops that use my consultation services, the saws are set up to be used by anyone, no matter what their skills are. A properly set up saw does what it's set to do. The blade is set parallel to the miter slots, and the fence is parallel to both the blade and the miter slots. It's up to the operator to be able to set the fence to the measurements. The "jobsite saws" cut as accurately as the cabinet saws.
For the occasional user, or as in your case having to use equipment in other shops, if the saws aren't set up properly, and with different users, it can be a PITA to use them. Of all the shops I mentor, their clients want to see their shop, before handing over money. Some of them have been around a long time and have excellent reputations among the designers and architects. There would be work they wouldn't get because of shared space, or a shop too small that didn't appear to be able to handle the work.
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For the occasional user, or as in your case having to use equipment in other shops, if the saws aren't set up properly, and with different users, it can be a PITA to use them. Of all the shops I mentor, their clients want to see their shop, before handing over money. Some of them have been around a long time and have excellent reputations among the designers and architects. There would be work they wouldn't get because of shared space, or a shop too small that didn't appear to be able to handle the work.
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