I realized our table saw was making a beveled cut on the bottom and end of the material on the exit through the blade. Nothing drastic, but it bothered me.
I set out to correct it, and it was much more involved than I was expecting.
The bolts for the mechanism are difficult to get to, and require the raising/lowering of the blade repeatedly. After accessing the bolts, I found that all six were barely snug.
I adjusted the blade and loosened/tightened the bolts several times before getting it aligned. So after three hours, I am happy with how clean and square the saw cuts now. I was sure to get the bolts tight, so I hope this won't be necessary for quite some time.
While it was apart, I also installed a new solid surface blade, and it cuts effortlessly. It throws off nice clean shavings and the edge is as close to perfect as one could hope to get.
That's how I spent my early morning hours. We are ready for production again tomorrow.
I set out to correct it, and it was much more involved than I was expecting.
The bolts for the mechanism are difficult to get to, and require the raising/lowering of the blade repeatedly. After accessing the bolts, I found that all six were barely snug.
I adjusted the blade and loosened/tightened the bolts several times before getting it aligned. So after three hours, I am happy with how clean and square the saw cuts now. I was sure to get the bolts tight, so I hope this won't be necessary for quite some time.
While it was apart, I also installed a new solid surface blade, and it cuts effortlessly. It throws off nice clean shavings and the edge is as close to perfect as one could hope to get.
That's how I spent my early morning hours. We are ready for production again tomorrow.