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  1. 13th November 2014, 12:04 PM #1
    Dave Henthorn
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    Lightbulb Taking out the slack in a mitre gauge slide.

    I recently purchased an Ozito table saw which certainly does the job for a hobbyist.
    I found the saw angles accurate and the fencing guides spot on. However the mitre gauge slide was quite slack as you my find in a cheap saw. So this is how I solved the problem.
    I drilled a hole thru the sides of the slide. One at the front and one at the rear and threaded a length of thick wipper snipper cord thru the holes. You can cut them off almost flush. The small protrusion will take up the slack in the slide.
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    Good old Aussie "can-do" attitude.
    It usually only takes a little thought and volla, accuracy retained
    Just do it!

    Kind regards Rod
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    Gone are the days of the good old #8 fencing wire.
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    A common cure for the slack mitre guage is to centre punch just back from the edge evenly on each side.

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