Thread: Table saw post setup head scratcher.

The clear plastic "angle" pointer should be fixed to the machine with a screw in an elongated hole, so after you square the blade up to 90° ...undo the screw on the marker gauge and adjust it read "0" then tighten up the screw again.

This is an educated guess based on normal table saws and the picture of the one you purchased

Cheers

skot

Maybe I'm not reading it right, but do you mean that you're tilting the blade 3deg to get a proper 90deg cut edge? If so...

Are you using a mitre gauge/thingee to do the cuts? That's a whole other problem.

It might be worth signing up to (never received spam) http://www.tablesawalignment.com/ which explains it all....mitre alignment at 90 deg, and shimming for a tilted blade.

I've been there and done that with a cheapo saw and it's uber frustrating trying to get accurate cuts. That's why I use my cruddy Ryobi table saw as a welding bench these days

I have pretty much the same tradie saw. albeit a different brand. Great for taking on-site to do house frames, not so good for anything that needs accurate cuts.

Not belittling the saw: it is what it is... and is fair value for what it is. But I wouldn't attempt to make jewellery boxes on one "as is."

Which brings me to the reason I posted...

... I have a Wixey Angle Gauge (WR 300) that I use to get accurately angled cuts. DO NOT bother with the built in scale, as the trunion has enough slop that even if you get it set to read accurately at 0° (or 90°) the moment you angle the blade inaccuracy creeps in. Mine is about 3° out at 22.5, but only 1° at 45° (Go figure! )

Hence the Wixey. IMHO it is well worth the money and I heartily recommend it!

PS: It fixes the blade angle problem. The sloppy mitre gauge is a whole other can of worms altogether...

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Hence the Wixey. IMHO it is well worth the money and I heartily recommend it!

Thanks i'll definitely be investing in one of these!

Originally Posted by skot

The clear plastic "angle" pointer should be fixed to the machine with a screw in an elongated hole, so after you square the blade up to 90° ...undo the screw on the marker gauge and adjust it read "0" then tighten up the screw again.

Thanks I've just done that. set it at 0 from the little plastic window, my only issue is that because I had to bump it up 2-3 degrees to be zero, I'm going to have to do the same for 45. but 45 is the max I can wind it up. Thanks for the support and suggestions very much appreciated!

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Thanks for the help. I've gotten everything squared up. turns out I can just get an app on my phone for a protractor. works quite well. Already made a mitre and cross-cut sled. Just built some shelves today for my workbench. cut great.

I will be building a table to house the table saw though. It will be wider and i'll be making my own fence. the aluminum top is very thin but can be removed. Drawn it all up now for a trip to bunnings!

Originally Posted by markwearspants

Thanks I've just done that. set it at 0 from the little plastic window, my only issue is that because I had to bump it up 2-3 degrees to be zero, I'm going to have to do the same for 45. but 45 is the max I can wind it up. Thanks for the support and suggestions very much appreciated!

Have a peek inside the cabinet, there might be some limiter nuts on the bevel adjustment mechanism to set the 0 and 45deg stops. That's how my little Ryobi works, I have no experience with other saws but its worth a look. Good luck.