I have a DeWalt Radial Arm Saw and when I did two cuts the other day after
turning the board over, I noticed that the cuts had a slight taper to them.
This would indicate that the blade isn't perpendicular to the table.
My question is: How do you square up the blade so it is perpendicular? The
blade can be rotated , but it has pin locators for 90 degrees. Is there a
way to rotate the pin block to return the blade to perpendicular?
The saw was bought by my father in about 1962 and never even opened until I
got it in 1979.
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Ben
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:50:07 GMT, "Ben Loosli"
<[email protected]> vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:
remove ns from my header address to reply via email
No no! RAS blades should be ROUND!
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I know I am wrong about just about everything. So I
am not going to listen when I am told I am wrong about
the things I know I am right about.
Before adjustment, are you sure your table is FLAT? The table needs to be
flat before making any adjustments. In addition to the Jon Eakes book, the
Mr. Sawdust Book "How To Master The Radial Saw" by Walley Kunkel
http://mrsawdust.com is a good investment for alignment, how to,
shaping/moulding, table design and more.
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Rumpty
Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start
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"Ben Loosli" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a DeWalt Radial Arm Saw and when I did two cuts the other day after
> turning the board over, I noticed that the cuts had a slight taper to
them.
> This would indicate that the blade isn't perpendicular to the table.
>
> My question is: How do you square up the blade so it is perpendicular? The
> blade can be rotated , but it has pin locators for 90 degrees. Is there a
> way to rotate the pin block to return the blade to perpendicular?
>
> The saw was bought by my father in about 1962 and never even opened until
I
> got it in 1979.
>
> --
> Ben
>
>
>
Ben Loosli wrote:
> I have a DeWalt Radial Arm Saw and when I did two cuts the other day after
> turning the board over, I noticed that the cuts had a slight taper to
> them. This would indicate that the blade isn't perpendicular to the table.
>
> My question is: How do you square up the blade so it is perpendicular? The
> blade can be rotated , but it has pin locators for 90 degrees. Is there a
> way to rotate the pin block to return the blade to perpendicular?
>
> The saw was bought by my father in about 1962 and never even opened until
> I got it in 1979.
>
<http://www.wired-2-shop.com/joneakes/ProductDetail.asp?ProdID=3&nPrdImageID=&CatID=3>
Well worth the 15 Canadian bucks.
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--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
Thanks for the link, Rogers article is essential reading.
FWIW, the "adjustment" Ben is asking about is simple to do on this saw, but
he needs to evaluate the table first. Typically it's the table that moves
and not the saw alignment. A two ply steel reinforced Mr. Sawdust style
table eliminates table movement.
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Rumpty
Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start
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"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Here is an article every radical alarm saw owner should have
> printed out and ready for reference.
>
> http://www.woodcentral.com/bparticles/dewaltrebuild.pdf
>
> It also never hurts to have a copy of the manual.
>
> http://owwm.com
>
> UA100
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:50:07 +0000, Ben Loosli wrote:
> I have a DeWalt Radial Arm Saw and when I did two cuts the other day after
> turning the board over, I noticed that the cuts had a slight taper to
> them. This would indicate that the blade isn't perpendicular to the table.
>
> My question is: How do you square up the blade so it is perpendicular? The
> blade can be rotated , but it has pin locators for 90 degrees. Is there a
> way to rotate the pin block to return the blade to perpendicular?
>
> The saw was bought by my father in about 1962 and never even opened until
> I got it in 1979.
Tuning a RAS involves many adjustments, most of which are dependent of the
proper order of adjustments. To get the most out of your RAS, here is one
book that describes the adjustments as well as the order of the
adjustments:
<http://www.wired-2-shop.com/joneakes/ProductDetail.asp?ProdID=3&nPrdImageID=&CatID=3>
Well worth the price.
-Doug
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"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples
then you and I will still each have one apple.
But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these
ideas,then each of us will have two ideas" George B. Shaw
I'll add, these DeWalt Saws came properly adjusted from the factory and
unless something got bumped or broken in a move it's most likely a table
problem, so check that first. Typically they don't need to be readjusted in
normal use.
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Rumpty
Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start
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"Rumpty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Before adjustment, are you sure your table is FLAT? The table needs to be
> flat before making any adjustments. In addition to the Jon Eakes book,
the
> Mr. Sawdust Book "How To Master The Radial Saw" by Walley Kunkel
> http://mrsawdust.com is a good investment for alignment, how to,
> shaping/moulding, table design and more.
>
> --
>
> Rumpty
>
> Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start
>
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>
>
> "Ben Loosli" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have a DeWalt Radial Arm Saw and when I did two cuts the other day
after
> > turning the board over, I noticed that the cuts had a slight taper to
> them.
> > This would indicate that the blade isn't perpendicular to the table.
> >
> > My question is: How do you square up the blade so it is perpendicular?
The
> > blade can be rotated , but it has pin locators for 90 degrees. Is there
a
> > way to rotate the pin block to return the blade to perpendicular?
> >
> > The saw was bought by my father in about 1962 and never even opened
until
> I
> > got it in 1979.
> >
> > --
> > Ben
> >
> >
> >
>
>