where like numerals refer to like parts or elements there is shown in fig1 the rip guide setting tool 10 of the present invention the setting or alignment tool 10 is comprised of four arms interconnected at their respective ends as follows a base arm 12 having a rectangular cross section is dimensioned to be placed within a machined channel located on the cutting table of a table saw and extend upward and above the table surface a height substantially equivalent to the substantially square in cross section alignment arm 14 both the base arm 12 and the alignment arm 14 are of equivalent length and connected together at their ends by a pair of extension arms 16 18 the extension arms 16 18 are of uniform dimensions length width and depth such that their respective connection at the ends of the base and alignment arms 12 14 create a parallelity between the extension arms 16 18 with the parallelity of the extension arms 16 18 the base and alignment arms 12 14 are also aligned in parallel the resulting configuration of the arms 12 18 is a parallelogram at the respective ends of each of the arms 12 18 are a series of connectors 20 which can be described best with reference to fig2 through 4 fig3 shows one of the connectors 20 arranged between alignment arm 14 and extension arm 18 a hole 22 is placed in extension arm 18 to accommodate.