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  0 Thread: Table saw blade alignment
Post: RE: Table saw blade alignment

scpapa Wrote: (01-18-2023, 07:11 PM) -- I have a brand new Grizzly cabinet saw. I checked the parallelism of blade to miter slot. It was out .018" front to back of the quality blade. Is this too much...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 13 2,550 01-18-2023, 09:05 PM
  0 Thread: Black & Decker router for beads along curved edge
Post: RE: Black & Decker router for beads along curved e...

ovenled Wrote: (12-27-2022, 03:54 PM) -- When I was an apprentice I worked in a shop that had a B&D router that we used to to put a bead along a curved edge. A bearing would follow the edge and it ha...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 3 712 12-27-2022, 08:45 PM
  0 Thread: Clogging dust collector gates
Post: RE: Clogging dust collector gates

As others said, either drilling a hole or trimming a corner of the gate to create a small amount of airflow, to keep the tracks clean, will work. This is how I remedy mine, you'll notice the small air...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 14 2,827 09-04-2021, 06:19 PM
  0 Thread: King Canada KC-10JCS Riving Knife template
Post: RE: King Canada KC-10JCS Riving Knife template

I've got the King Industrial KC-10KX (great saw by the way, chips ahoy). I don't have a template, but I could supply you with a picture of the riving knife next to a ruler, you could enlarge the pic t...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 2 1,028 08-21-2021, 06:52 PM
  0 Thread: Dewalt 28v Tracksaw any ideas on how to power it?
Post: RE: Dewalt 28v Tracksaw any ideas on how to power ...

Not an electrical wizard, so not sure I understand it in it's entirety...but is something like this (or something similar) an option to power the track saw with 110v? It's about powering an 18v tool, ...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 29 13,511 03-19-2020, 08:40 AM
  0 Thread: Baby Uni-Fence
Post: RE: Baby Uni-Fence

fredhargis Wrote: (09-22-2019, 02:03 PM) -- The Unifence sold with their contractors saws did have a slightly shorter fence than the ones sold with Unisaws, would that be the reason to call it a "bab...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 16 8,931 09-22-2019, 05:23 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw fence problem: solved! (in theory at least)
Post: RE: Miter saw fence problem: solved! (in theory at...

Another one...fill the countersunk holes in the fence with epoxy, let it cure (JB Weld, or whatever)...then re-drill the holes. You can drill oversize, or slot them for adjustment. I kinda like that i...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 45 22,001 12-30-2018, 02:21 PM
  Photo Thread: Miter saw fence problem: solved! (in theory at least)
Post: RE: Miter saw fence problem: solved! (in theory at...

Also...a cheese head machine screw has a pretty low profile compared to other types, so maybe that would work for you. https://images.homedepot-static.com/productImages/166655c2-fd8b-4ce9-8bae-dc09...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 45 22,001 12-30-2018, 02:09 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw fence problem: solved! (in theory at least)
Post: RE: Miter saw fence problem: solved! (in theory at...

What if you took a straight router bit or end mill and chucked it in the drill press...then use it to bore a flat area where the counterbores are in the fence, this gives you a flat enough surface for...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 45 22,001 12-30-2018, 01:46 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

KingwoodFan1989 Wrote: (12-18-2018, 08:12 PM) -- Thanks, hopefully it's at least MUCH closer to flat than my current one! Btw, am I missing something? Why all the joking about "countersink" and "c...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-18-2018, 08:39 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Steve in Nova Scotia Wrote: (12-18-2018, 07:41 PM) -- Countersunk you say?....interesting! :D :D :D -- Good luck with the new fence!
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-18-2018, 07:53 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Stwood_ Wrote: (12-18-2018, 07:29 PM) -- Yes, you are correct on the countersink screw, Mr. King. (lol) Other pictures showed the same exact setup as all the others. Good that you don't have to retu...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-18-2018, 07:41 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Stwood_ Wrote: (12-18-2018, 07:18 PM) -- There is no countersink, nor countersink screws. I've compared fence bases with my oldest saw, to the new 709 here. The bases are identical. There's enough...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-18-2018, 07:23 PM
  Video Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Stwood_ Wrote: (12-18-2018, 05:29 PM) -- :cool:  Great fix Ed, but Mr. King probably can't do that due to warranty. Dewaly may call up and say, send us the old fence, we'll pay the postage. We wan...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-18-2018, 06:37 PM
  0 Thread: This lady needs a refresher on tablesaw safety
Post: RE: This lady needs a refresher on tablesaw safety

Sweet Dyin' Jesus...here we go again!
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 60 26,259 12-18-2018, 12:25 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Stwood_ Wrote: (12-17-2018, 09:19 PM) -- Not me..... :winkgrin: :laugh: This whole thread has a sunk in it...somewhere..... :laugh: -- :slap: :D :D :D
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-17-2018, 09:22 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Steve in Nova Scotia Wrote: (12-17-2018, 09:15 PM) -- It was stated that they were countersunk... -- Here: "Stwood, looks simple enough, but are you sure it'll work even with the countersunk bol...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-17-2018, 09:18 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Stwood_ Wrote: (12-17-2018, 09:11 PM) -- They are not countersunk, unless his new 709 has changed. -- It was stated that they were countersunk...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-17-2018, 09:15 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Stwood_ Wrote: (12-17-2018, 08:47 PM) -- I'd rather fix it (20 minute fix?) than deal with boxing the darn thing up, getting the del man to get it picked up, then have to await another saw, unbox and...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-17-2018, 08:52 PM
  0 Thread: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)
Post: RE: Miter saw acting weird (re-titled thread)

Just my thoughts, but I don't see the c-clamp trick working with countersunk head machine bolts, I think the corresponding countersink in the fence will continue to draw the fence back to the same ori...
Steve in Nova Scotia Woodworking Power Tools 119 46,722 12-17-2018, 08:48 PM

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