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26th May 2013, 09:58 AM #1Senior Member
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Ryobi ETS-1526 Table saw frustrations.
Frankly I'm beginning to wish I'd never purchased this saw.
I understand It's only a entry level machine and it only cost $350 but I would have hoped for better.
The first issue I found was the fence was not in line with the blade and it would burn and round off the cutting edge. To rectify the problem I had to put a packer between the fence and the locking mechanism which helped, but the next problem was as I cut, the fence will actually move away from the blade and cause the same issue. I tried clamping the fence to hold it true but It just didn't seem to work.
The next issue is the there is a 3 or 4mm height difference between the table top and the throat plate so when cutting smaller pieces the work will ride down the front and then up the back, distorting the cut face once again.
Last night I began work on Dare's Tic Tac Toe game, I currently don't own a router table so set the blade of the saw at 45 degrees and spent some time getting the blade height just right but to my frustration every time I started the saw the blade would drop down as there is no locking mechanism for the height........ Grrrrrr
I seem to be spending more time trying to get the saw working accurately then working on new projects.....
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26th May 2013, 10:23 AM #2
That's a shame. It sounds like it is more trouble than it's worth.
Unfortunately, I have a few Ryobi power tools as they were all I could get at the time I bought them. I'm slowly replacing them with better quality but there isn't really anything about Ryobi that I am happy with. You get what you pay for. You may be better off looking for a second hand Triton set up. Shouldn't cost too much but will give much better results than the Ryobi.Those were the droids I was looking for.
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29th May 2013, 10:45 AM #3New Member
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Mate, I had exactly the same issues starting out. I thought it was me, then I bought a calibration dial and realised that the blade, t-slots, and rip fence all didn't line up. With no saw mount adjustments, this meant that it was totally buggered and was never going to cut straight. I managed to return my one to Bunnings (3 months after purchase with a fair bit of use) after speaking to the local manager there and picked up a De Walt 10" mitre saw. Between that and a circular saw with a clamped plank as a guide I can get by until I save up enough for a proper table saw.
Sorry to hear someone else had the same issues!
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30th May 2013, 10:36 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Actually, it doesnt matter how much you pay for a saw you usually have to invest some time getting the blade, fence and mitre slots all lined up. The main difference is that on a better quality saw they will stay that way, but on a cheap one they may not. Are you sure there was no way to realign blade with mitre slots - sometimes thats done by loosening and twisting the entire tabletop, perhaps loosening the bolts that fix table top to chasis, rather then loosening the blade/trunion assembly.
Also, most people who buy tablesaws throw the throat plate away and make their own zero clearance inserts - so the throat plates are generally not that great regardless of saw quality.
Also, it sounds odd that they would make a fence that cant be adjusted. Are you sure there arent some small screws or grub screws or something somewhere on the fence that force it to align left or right?
I once had a cheap saw with cheap fence and the way you aligned the fence was to unscew the two screws which held the box section fence to the locking head and tap it left orr ight, then carefully tighten again. Maybe that applies here.
ArronApologies for unnoticed autocomplete errors.
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4th June 2013, 04:59 PM #5Senior Member
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Tritons
Hi Bloke
All Tritons are not the same either. Had a 2000, from day one, I had problems setting up the blade true. would get it right one side, then use a square to set the other side, only to find the first side I did would be out. Would pack the everything away and get it out months later when I wanted to do some wood work. End the end, another forum member on the Triton site suggested the arms may be wrong, sure enough, incorrect numbering. Triton, when they were still Ozzie owned sent out new ones. A dip in the table of 3mm did not help either. I gave the table away with all attachments for free. Just got angry and sick of the dam useless thing. There are many many happy owners of Tritons out there, mine was a bent one bought new from Bunnies and turned me into a un-satisified customer. I bought a Jet Pro recently and am very happy thus far.
Save your dosh mate, buy something descent.
DD
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4th June 2013, 07:22 PM #6
Not too many years ago I started off with a POS Ryobi saw too and had similar troubles. I ended up making all sorts of clamps and dohickeys to try and keep the fence straight but to no avail. A carefully built crosscut sled (not measured, but aligned with the slots and blade "freehand") did help with a lot of things. I also replaced the plastic throat plate with a shop made timber one with much better, but not great, results.
From day two I couldn't stand the thing and replaced it pretty quickly. It ended up being a welding table for a while and I've gutted it for the motor to use on some other thing I'm yet to make.
Save your dosh mate, buy something descent.Every time you make a typo, the errorists win.
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4th June 2013, 10:28 PM #7
I have several Ryobi power tools, bought over 40 years ago when they were Towa/Ryobi, which have given excellent, trouble-free service. The 8" saw is showing signs of needing new bearings recently, probably due to cutting concrete and stone with a friction blade, and the waterproof half sheet orbital sander is still going strong, giving excellent results with wet & dry paper. I have briefly looked at the current crop of Ryobi tools and must agree with NCArcher, particularly the 10" table saw. About the only brand of this type of saw worth considering is the Bosch, but for the same price you can buy a proper table saw that doesn't require the use of earplugs.
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5th June 2013, 11:03 PM #8well aged but not old
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You get what you pay for. But this is a double edged sword. If you by a cheap saw you expect a cheap saw. But you expect a saw. There is no excuse for manufacturers selling saws that will not saw. If they cannot make a working tool at a price then they should not sell them.
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