Thread: setting saw in triton saw table

G'day Gilbo,

We have covered this many times recently but in the end, your best solution is to get the saw stabilising bracket.

Have a look through the Triton forums and you'll find many posts on this subjuect, and lots of good advice too.

Welcome to the forums.

Hey Gilbo,
I use the same saw in my WC2K. I think I can help but I need to know if you what you mean by "not square". are you
A) talking about the blade not being vertically at right angles to the tabletop (ie if you crouched down level with the table looking down the line of the blade) OR
B) talking about lateral rotation of the saw/blade in the slot (ie if you looked down from above and the blade was not parallel with the sides of the table.

If A) It is well covered and is just about taking a bit of time and care with the angle adjustment on your saw. Remember the square you are looking for is when it's hanging upside off the saw slide chassis in your WC which is minutely but significantly different to when it's the "right way up" in handheld mode. This is the case with most saws -except the triton 235- not just the Platiunum GMC. Triton didn't invent the saw stabilization bracket specifically for GMC and didn't market their 235mm saw as the most stable (it is ) just to compete with GMC. My experience is that if you are using your WC predominantly in table saw mode you will have adequate stability without the stabilisation bracket. You will have to readjust, shim, or buy the bracket when using cross cut mode though.

If B) I had this problem and it drove me nuts for hours! Then, as is often the way, I realised I'd overlooked the very simple cause. I had adjusted the length of the saw slide chassis so it very tightly fit the baseplate of the saw. This meant the was no leeway for adjustment of the saw clamps. TRY: loosening the fastenners on your saw chassis and make it 5mm or so longer to give yourself some leeway to adjust the rotation of the saw. This did the trick for me and I hope it does for you too.
Let us know how you go & good luck!
toddles.