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As an engineer, woodworker and model helicopter pilot I often hear the phrase "dialled in" to refer to a thing which has been perfectly set up.

Examples include: a table saw whichis dialled in when it has a perfectly square fence and whosea table which is perfectly aligned with the saw blade, orblade; a helicopter whichis dialled in when it is perfectly balanced and has the control input sensitivity "just right" for the pilot.

I was just wondering if anyone knows where the phrase "dialled in" came from? One wild guess is that it comes from the use of a dial indicator to make very small adjustments to achieve a high level of precision.

As an engineer, woodworker and model helicopter pilot I often hear the phrase "dialled in" to refer to a thing which has been perfectly set up.

Examples include: a table saw which has a perfectly square fence and whose table is perfectly aligned with the saw blade, or a helicopter which is perfectly balanced and has the control input sensitivity "just right" for the pilot.

I was just wondering if anyone knows where the phrase "dialled in" came from? One wild guess is that it comes from the use of a dial indicator to make very small adjustments to achieve a high level of precision.

As an engineer, woodworker and model helicopter pilot I often hear the phrase "dialled in" to refer to a thing which has been perfectly set up.

Examples include: a table saw is dialled in when it has a perfectly square fence and a table which is perfectly aligned with the saw blade; a helicopter is dialled in when it is perfectly balanced and has the control input sensitivity "just right" for the pilot.

I was just wondering if anyone knows where the phrase "dialled in" came from? One wild guess is that it comes from the use of a dial indicator to make very small adjustments to achieve a high level of precision.

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Where does the expression "dialled in" come from?

As an engineer, woodworker and model helicopter pilot I often hear the phrase "dialled in" to refer to a thing which has been perfectly set up.

Examples include: a table saw which has a perfectly square fence and whose table is perfectly aligned with the saw blade, or a helicopter which is perfectly balanced and has the control input sensitivity "just right" for the pilot.

I was just wondering if anyone knows where the phrase "dialled in" came from? One wild guess is that it comes from the use of a dial indicator to make very small adjustments to achieve a high level of precision.