Dewalt has, by far, the best rip fence accuracy of any table saw south of
$1500. DWE7490 is in the range you're working with.
Aron
On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 5:04 PM, Dave Leddon <dave@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here's a technique that I use to adjust the blade on my cheap Craftsman
> table saw. First adjust
> the fence to be parallel to the miter grooves in the table top. Raise the
> blade to its highest
> position. Loosen the bolts underneath the table that hold the blade arbor
> cradle and the slide
> the fence up to the blade sandwiching a piece of wood between the blade
> and the fence. Lock down
> the fence and then using a pair of c-clamps clamp the blade, the block of
> wood and fence together.
> Now tighten the cradle bolts. Hopefully this will get you in the
> ballpark.
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 12:26 PM 9/6/2015, you wrote:
>
>> Suggestion: go to www.owwm.org and look in the BYOD section for
>> woodworking
>> - this is a group that specializes in older wood working tools, not the
>> complete junk that is sold to people that don't know better by the big box
>> stores. I have sold a Rockwell Unisaw for far less than the usless saw
>> you
>> bought cost. You can get a decent saw with a cast iron top for as little
>> as $10 if you look around. Don't settle for stamped out garbage that is
>> barely suitable for cutting framing lumber.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tesla [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of daniel hess
>> Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2015 10:39 AM
>> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [TCML] Off topic table saw question.
>>
>> Matt:
>>
>> I don't think you need a cabinet-grade table saw to get better-than-decent
>> straight cuts. I have an old Craftsman, Made-in-Taiwan 10" table saw that
>> with the proper time spent setting up & adjusting, (and using a dial
>> gauge),
>> cuts beautifully straight & true.
>> But 1/8th of an inch is an awful lot. Usually, when a saw is out of
>> alignment were speaking a a few thousands of an inch. 1/8" sounds like
>> it's
>> been dropped or otherwise seriously damaged. Otherwise, Bosch makes better
>> than average equipment.
>>
>> I can't tell you what to do but if I could get a refund, I think I would
>> do
>> so and keep looking. Perhaps that's why you got this saw at such a 'great'
>> price?
>>
>> Best of luck,
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> On 9/6/2015 10:49 AM, David Speck wrote:
>> > Tom,
>> > One thought is to check your alignment standard, and make sure it is
>> > correctly reporting an error.
>> >
>> > Bosch is a relatively reputable name in the equipment business. but,
>> > it is still possible that you got a lemon, though. If you can't get
>> > it to align, I'd take it back to the store and exchange it for a
>> > different example.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > On 9/3/2015 1:32 AM, Matthew Sweeney wrote:
>> >> I'm building upto 14" diameter VDG for free (for any educational
>> >> institution or retail not for sale demo only, or otherwise
>> >> convincable persons of insanity) + mayetials/shipping but have hit a
>> snag:
>> >>
>> >> I aquired a new job site table saw Bosch 4100 something with mount
>> >> its great for price but I'm having problems with miter alighment. Out
>> >> of box the blade was of 1/8 inch front to back which is simply
>> unacceptable.
>> >> I've
>> >> followed the Instructions to align this but when I retighten the
>> >> bolts it reverts to its old cappy 1/8 inch Out of alignment.
>> >>
>> >> So my question is, should I give up return the product and double up
>> >> for a proper cabinet saw, or persist and widen those factory slots to
>> >> get a perfect measure
>> >>
>> >> We are taking $600 for a fine portable jobsite saw vs $1500+ for a
>> >> proper cabinet saw. I need at the very least 1/32 inch ignment so ...
>> >> Any experts have an opinion?
>> >
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