Thread: Table Saw Woes

Hi Damien, there are various threads around on tuning contractor saws. I did a quick search and found several:

Tune-Up Your Tablesaw: Level the extension wings
www.woodmagazine.com/wood/pdf/delta/ds-038free.pdf‎

And if you can find it I think the Kelly Mehler Mastering your tablesaw video is quite good.

Thanks Fuzzie, some good stuff there.

i couldn't open the PDF link and only found a snipet of Kelly's video however it did look very good.

just got back from Bunnings after purchasing the required Feeler gauge. now I just need to find some metal shims and I will give it a crack.

Not sure about the woodmagazine server but as it happens the doc is still in my browser cache so I've attached it to this thread. Should be OK with copyright as it is a free download.

As far as shims go I have used softdrink cans. You can easily open them up and cut strips from them with scissors.

Originally Posted by Fuzzie

As far as shims go I have used softdrink cans. You can easily open them up and cut strips from them with scissors.

Great idea. I was racking my brain last night think what I could butcher for shims. The best I had come up with was washers. Aluminum cans sound like a much better idea.

thanks also for the upload

Originally Posted by Fuzzie

Not sure about the woodmagazine server but as it happens the doc is still in my browser cache so I've attached it to this thread. Should be OK with copyright as it is a free download.

Great PDF. I suspect a few nights this week will be spent in the man cave trying to execute these steps.

MY Carbatec table saw had that problem,on mine there are several grub screw where the out wings att. I used them to get the table flat.
There is no mention at all in the installation manual,in fact when I got my TS assembled these grub screws were "over"
Good luck

Originally Posted by nrb

MY Carbatec table saw had that problem,on mine there are several grub screw where the out wings att. I used them to get the table flat.
There is no mention at all in the installation manual,in fact when I got my TS assembled these grub screws were "over"
Good luck

NRB you are a legend.

Popped under the table and noticed the provision for grub screws. Checked the manual and there was no mention of using them to level the wings however there was a mention in the parts list of 8 grub screws being provided.

As I never throw anything out I went through my whole man cave and low and behold after 20mins I found a pack of 8 grub screws. 60mins later and one wing is now perfectly level. Will have a crack at the other tomorrow night.

I have spent about 10 hours this week tuning the saw.

went to test it Thursday night after I was convinced it should now cut perfectly but discovered that the pulley belt was now too loose because of the adjustments, so needed a new one.

put a new one in on Friday night, performed a test cut and checked it against my square. Crooked in both directions!!!!! It appears now to be worse then when I started!!!!


everything appears to be 10 times squarer then when I started so I am totally perplexed as to why it is cutting so poorly