I have a Dewalt 735 planer, but haven't used it on a project yet. It's typically for hardwood furniture, and I'm still building things for my shop to get used to using the tools again.
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Making another subwoofer cabinet and decide to attempt to use the table saw again.
Maybe I'm just 'young' and naive but I kind of expected it to just work out of the box. I've used it few times and it is so frustrating. First it was the riving knife. It was not aligned causing the wood to bind. Was absolutely dangerous to use. Aligning it was straight up ridiculous. Had me damn near blowing a gasket.
But it still couldn't cut straight. Manual does stat that the screw on the end of the fence can cause that if too tight. But it doesn't state how tight it should be. Had to go to YT and find a video on it, 12K views so its obviously an issue. Another vid for the old 4100 had 25K views.
But STILL it isn't square. The table extension doesn't align either. It is about 0.7mm off from front to back. And I literally can't find anything on adjusting it. So cutting anything wider than 14 inches and I'm SOL.
Nitpicking here but the blade stops aren't correct either. 90 is about 89 degrees. And 45 is a hair over 44.
With the side and out feed supports the saw is like $900 and it is mostly useless to me. I should check to see if the Dewalt table saw I have can accept dados. If so I'll just buy a new fence system for it and get rid of the Bosch.
Maybe I'm just 'young' and naive but I kind of expected it to just work out of the box. I've used it few times and it is so frustrating. First it was the riving knife. It was not aligned causing the wood to bind. Was absolutely dangerous to use. Aligning it was straight up ridiculous. Had me damn near blowing a gasket.
But it still couldn't cut straight. Manual does stat that the screw on the end of the fence can cause that if too tight. But it doesn't state how tight it should be. Had to go to YT and find a video on it, 12K views so its obviously an issue. Another vid for the old 4100 had 25K views.
But STILL it isn't square. The table extension doesn't align either. It is about 0.7mm off from front to back. And I literally can't find anything on adjusting it. So cutting anything wider than 14 inches and I'm SOL.
Nitpicking here but the blade stops aren't correct either. 90 is about 89 degrees. And 45 is a hair over 44.
With the side and out feed supports the saw is like $900 and it is mostly useless to me. I should check to see if the Dewalt table saw I have can accept dados. If so I'll just buy a new fence system for it and get rid of the Bosch.
clshades
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My friend built a table for making cabs that's .003 out of square using the 5 cut method. If you're interested I can connect you with him and his build. Everything was designed on sketch up so he has all the files for the full build. He had to start with a track saw but it's fucking awesome.
I'll see if he can send me a couple photos.
I can't see having a sled large enough to cut cabinets is possible on a contractor saw. It would end up weighing more than I can lift.
Edit: the tension adjustment I've found underneath had no affect on its alignment.
But I've been able to get it down to 0.2mm pretty consistently by pulling on the one side of the extension while locking it. Silly that I need to do it. But it works.
Edit2:. Nevermind. First cut and the fence moved. So back to the original fence alignment issue. If I want the fence study enough to not move it won't self align. So over this thing.
EDIT3: Dust after 4 or so test cuts. With the shop vacuum on.
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clshades
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I can't see having a sled large enough to cut cabinets is possible on a contractor saw. It would end up weighing more than I can lift.
Edit: the tension adjustment I've found underneath had no affect on its alignment.
But I've been able to get it down to 0.2mm pretty consistently by pulling on the one side of the extension while locking it. Silly that I need to do it. But it works.
Edit2:. Nevermind. First cut and the fence moved. So back to the original fence alignment issue. If I want the fence study enough to not move it won't self align. So over this thing.
EDIT3: Dust after 4 or so test cuts. With the shop vacuum on.
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He was having the same issues with his table saw and you're correct, it's heavy and doesn't move. The table is connected to his table saw at one end with a router built in at the other end. I think the table itself is 1-1/2" MDF.
It was built for fabrication and anyone here who likes to do their own wood work would appreciate the quality of his build. I'll try and upload the video later today to my vimeo account.
clshades
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@lowfat Hope this link works
That is fancy but something I'll never be able to do as I don't have a dedicated space. I'm just using my basement.
In other news I picked up some paste wax and waxed the table saw table, track saw guide and the bottom of the track saw. What a difference.
... The lowrider CNC is just in my basement ... probably very comparable in overall size but it can be shoved into a corner doesn't need 4 sided access.
That work table he posted looks to be 12x4 feet. Plus at least 2-3 feet around the entire thing so you can actually use it. A CNC you can pretty much stuff in to a corner.
clshades
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It's a chopped down 4x8 sheet with a saw on the end. Takes up a small garage space.
