Thread: GMC SMS250LS Setup

Hi All,

This is my first post following a month of being an interested and entertained reader of this forum (some interesting comments fly around).

I have been doing some background reading before having a go at sticking some floorboards on to concrete in various areas of the home. So far, I have found a lot of good info on this forum to go with the DIY timber floor laying seminar I have attended here in Perth.

My question relates to the SCMS (GMC SMS250LS) I have just purchased to help complete the job. Now, without starting another GMC bashing thread (I was going for value for money and level of usage or so I thought at the time), have I bought a lemon or what? I have now setup two of these beasties (returned the first one next day), squared everything up only to find that the centre or swivelling section of the saw table sits about 1mm - 2mm higher than the outer fixed sections of the table. As the table clamp positioning, forces timber down on to the fixed section of the table, the piece of timber being cut is raised off the centre section of the table and is not cut square. This I am sure has potential to cause other problems as well. There does not seem to be any method of adjustment other than physically reducing the height of the swivel deck.

Apart from returning the second machine :mad: and trying a third (getting good at squaring the blade, fence and laser now), should I be looking for a refund and buying a better quality machine :confused: - was going to fork out some more dollars for a better blade to cross cut the floor boards with anyhow. If I buy a better machine maybe I'll get the option of a more suitable blade for the job.

In terms of future use for the SCMS, woodworking has always interested me and is something I would like to get into more.

Cheers