Thread: Makita Tablesaws

Hey Beanie, the clamp has now gone. It was there because if I put any weight on the fence it would let go but I found the problem the other day. When I had attached the fence to the locking mech I had done it while holding it in my hands off the table. I found that the fence was holding the locking mech too high which didn't allow it to sit in the track properly. I had to keep it locked in the track, loosen the fence screw/ knobs, seat the locking mech right down into the groove and then do up the fence screws. Much better and so now don't need the clamp. The ply is not zero tollerence but more zero bend. Before as the timber being cut passed over the plate it would bend down with the force of the saw blade and not let the timber slide through. Hope all this makes sense.

Originally Posted by Johncs

Well done, but as people here are wont to say,.
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Generally, one makes raspberry jam from them raspberries

Hmmm yes about them pics lets see

I'd kind of resolved myself to settle for a MLT100, and was looking around one of the larger machinery retailers here in ADL, when as I walked back to the car, there was that very table saw, in bits, strapped to a pallet on it's way back for warranty work. Errrr maybe not...

This TS is back on my radar again.

How do you adjust the fence alignment on this?

https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...s-dsc_0014.jpg

Do you shim the bolts, or is the adjustment with the hex heads?

tis really simple as one of the allen key bolts is fitted into an adjustment slot and with the extra thumb screw i put into it it allows for a smidge more adjustment thru tension works very well . even impressed myself with it

Originally Posted by rob.t

well finally got my makita table saw back last friday and got straight to work on it
firstly i took a piece of aluminium and made a new table insert giving the blade just enough room to swing to its full tilt travel .
Then i thought right what can i do with this fence problem . So after much study i noticed that the slide T slot is only 1 to 1 1/2 mm thick and most of the flex in the fence was coming from there as the 2 locking screw positions are close together . What i did was drilled a hole thru the top of the handle and inserted a bolt into the T slot so as to create more distance between the fixings then used a plastic Tknob from a triton to lock it up then i took a piece of 75 x 75 x 5 mm aluminium angle machined it to suit bolted it onto the fence then made a new measurement sight .well guess what unbelievable it works . my friends 12 in industrial carbatec saw has more movement in the fence than this has . so there we have it a bit of thought sweat and brain matter and i turned #### into strawberry jam

Hi Rob

I am going to buy one this morning. Would you please be so kind and post some photo's so I may see what you are talking about. I get most of the drift but would like to see the fence. I have used Makita most of my working career and had a building company. My carpenters could not damage my makita power tools. Hitachi. Different story. I am a Makita man.

I have one of these table saws( wife brought it for me for my birthday lastyear) I was actually looking at the bigger machines but for what I am using it for at the moment it does the job, as a couple of earlier posts have said you do need to take time to set it up properly, but that goes for anything these days. Now that I have seen Rob's fence I might have a closer look at the one on mine.

Mine is now running sweetly (touch wood) I will put a better fence on one day but it does the job for now.

Originally Posted by SilentDave

I have one of these table saws( wife brought it for me for my birthday lastyear) I was actually looking at the bigger machines but for what I am using it for at the moment it does the job, as a couple of earlier posts have said you do need to take time to set it up properly, but that goes for anything these days. Now that I have seen Rob's fence I might have a closer look at the one on mine.

Hi

Thanks for that. I have been tweeking mine for a while but have only had limited work for it so far. We will see how it goes.

I'm just looking to get into wood working and carpentry, a lot for DIY stuff but also for making some woodworking projects. I'm looking for an entry level table saw that will allow me to do what I want to do.

I'd be dealing with a lot of ply and some hardwood and MDF. I'd like to make precise cuts and perhaps use it for making things like 4mm hardwood strips for edging and the like. I'd like to make use of jigs, sleds and the like to make mitre boxes, cut tenons, splines, etc..

Given the above, would I be reasonably happy with the MLT100? I already plan on doing a few mods outlined in this thread, such as a custom insert and reinforcing the fence. I saw it at Bunnies for under $500 yesterday and would love a reason to bite this weekend.

I do intend to make a router table sometime in the near future too, so some of the fine functions like dados could be achieved with that.

I have a 2704 which I bought for portability that still has a good bit of grunt for old hardwood. Would absolutely love a nice heavy dependable cast iron table but in a small inner city backyard it all has to be done with smoke and mirrors.

Fence is ok (I actually had a bosch gts and the motor crapped itself which had a better fence. That's going on my router table). I will probably end up putting a quality aftermarket (new or seconhand) fence on once this one wears out...

I bought cheaper tables (300-400 dollar models) which, although I had for years (one is my nailhunter pursuivant as I don't want anything nasty to happen to the makita), they were years of cursing and thinking who was the stupid cheapass who didn't fork out a little bit more for quality.

Originally Posted by bigger mortise

I'm just looking to get into wood working and carpentry, a lot for DIY stuff but also for making some woodworking projects. I'm looking for an entry level table saw that will allow me to do what I want to do.

I'd be dealing with a lot of ply and some hardwood and MDF. I'd like to make precise cuts and perhaps use it for making things like 4mm hardwood strips for edging and the like. I'd like to make use of jigs, sleds and the like to make mitre boxes, cut tenons, splines, etc..

Given the above, would I be reasonably happy with the MLT100? I already plan on doing a few mods outlined in this thread, such as a custom insert and reinforcing the fence. I saw it at Bunnies for under $500 yesterday and would love a reason to bite this weekend.

I do intend to make a router table sometime in the near future too, so some of the fine functions like dados could be achieved with that.

I Have a MLT 100 and am happy with what it does. As heaps of people I use it when I need it which is maybe once a week. I would love a big heavy tablesaw but it would be wasted and I don't have the space. As with all things you get what you pay for. I bought mine at trade tools. Some people have had problems with their on / off switch but I have had NO trouble. Works fine. I have done some modifications but more to come. I would buy another one today. I checked out the Hitachi, Bosch and a few others and chose Makita.
Hope this helps.
Islander

Originally Posted by Islander

I Have a MLT 100 and am happy with what it does. As heaps of people I use it when I need it which is maybe once a week. I would love a big heavy tablesaw but it would be wasted and I don't have the space. As with all things you get what you pay for. I bought mine at trade tools. Some people have had problems with their on / off switch but I have had NO trouble. Works fine. I have done some modifications but more to come. I would buy another one today. I checked out the Hitachi, Bosch and a few others and chose Makita.
Hope this helps.
Islander

Thanks for that Islander.

Can I ask what types of cutting you use it for specifically? I'm after something that can cut through a sheet of ply and also cut neat 5 mm hardwood strips for laminating - I want it all for $500 I just don't want to buy something only to realise that it's not going to do what I want it to do. Some wood workers tell me not to buy a portable and that I need to buy a cast iron, belt drive machine otherwise I'll regret it.

Just got an MLT100 and trying to get it set up. The blade is not quite parallel to the mitre gauge slots. Is there a way to adjust this (manual certainly appears to be silent on the subject.. )

Thanks!