On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:42:37 -0700, [email protected] vaguely proposed
a theory
......and in reply I say!:
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OK. Interesting. Yes Festo et al may have something. But $$
>I have one. as far as I know, the only one on the market, though I
>wouldn't be surprised to hear that fein or festo saws did.
>
>mine's a dewalt, and the foot adjustment was the reason I bought it.
>it's an OK saw, but the foot adjustment is rendered pretty much
>useless by the fact that the depth adjustment is WAAAY sloppy.
Ya gotta have _something_ to complain about! <G>
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> mine's a dewalt, and the foot adjustment was the reason I bought it.
> it's an OK saw, but the foot adjustment is rendered pretty much
> useless by the fact that the depth adjustment is WAAAY sloppy.
Is that a Dewalt 364? That's what I've got. I haven't noticed the depth
adjustment being sloppy at all. I haven't used it enough to wear through the
anodized base plate. I didn't even know it was anodized. I bought it for
the same reason you did. It sure cuts precisely and has plenty of oomph. I
haven't used the other Dewalt models or competing major brands like Porter
Cable. I graduated from a Sear craftsman. This saw was light years better.
Bob
In article <[email protected]>,
Old Nick <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:35:34 -0500, Guy McGrane
><[email protected]> vaguely proposed a theory
>......and in reply I say!:
>
> remove ns from my header address to reply via email
>
>Daaammmm! I was hoping to hear about a saw that had an adjustable
>foot! I had the same trouble and used the scientific, hammer,
>approach.
>
>>Would like to adjust my porter cable circular saw to make blade perfectly
>>parallel to the saw foot edge. Now it deviates about 3/16 inch over length
>>of the foot. Any ideas on how to do it or where to look for info? Thanks,
>>
>>Guy
>>
>
I have a DeWalt that has an adjustable shoe plate. I think the model
is DW364.
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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
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On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 07:08:39 +0800, Old Nick <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:42:37 -0700, [email protected] vaguely proposed
>a theory
>......and in reply I say!:
>
> remove ns from my header address to reply via email
>
>OK. Interesting. Yes Festo et al may have something. But $$
>
>>I have one. as far as I know, the only one on the market, though I
>>wouldn't be surprised to hear that fein or festo saws did.
>>
>>mine's a dewalt, and the foot adjustment was the reason I bought it.
>>it's an OK saw, but the foot adjustment is rendered pretty much
>>useless by the fact that the depth adjustment is WAAAY sloppy.
>
>Ya gotta have _something_ to complain about! <G>
oh, it's an *OK* saw. I mean, I haven't thrown it away yet.
I bought it for precision work, and with constant fiddling I use it
for that. when it goes, I won't get another. not sure what I will
replace it with- I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
the shoe is anodized aluminum. once the anodizing wears through it
leaves black streaks on the wood. if I was using it for framing I
wouldn't care, but I use it to cut cabinet grade plywood. waxing the
shoe pretty much every time I use it helps, but is a bit of a pain.
the adjuster is a good idea- I just wish the rest of the saw was up to
it.
"Guy McGrane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:BDD2A635.435%[email protected]...
> Would like to adjust my porter cable circular saw to make blade perfectly
> parallel to the saw foot edge. Now it deviates about 3/16 inch over length
> of the foot. Any ideas on how to do it or where to look for info?
Thanks,
>
> Guy
That is bad. They don't come like that. How did it get that way?
Hammer on it and see if you can't get it to bend back the way it should be.
-j
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:35:34 -0500, Guy McGrane
<[email protected]> vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:
remove ns from my header address to reply via email
Daaammmm! I was hoping to hear about a saw that had an adjustable
foot! I had the same trouble and used the scientific, hammer,
approach.
>Would like to adjust my porter cable circular saw to make blade perfectly
>parallel to the saw foot edge. Now it deviates about 3/16 inch over length
>of the foot. Any ideas on how to do it or where to look for info? Thanks,
>
>Guy
>
On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 16:48:11 +0800, Old Nick <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:35:34 -0500, Guy McGrane
><[email protected]> vaguely proposed a theory
>......and in reply I say!:
>
> remove ns from my header address to reply via email
>
>Daaammmm! I was hoping to hear about a saw that had an adjustable
>foot! I had the same trouble and used the scientific, hammer,
>approach.
I have one. as far as I know, the only one on the market, though I
wouldn't be surprised to hear that fein or festo saws did.
mine's a dewalt, and the foot adjustment was the reason I bought it.
it's an OK saw, but the foot adjustment is rendered pretty much
useless by the fact that the depth adjustment is WAAAY sloppy.
On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 06:58:54 GMT, "Bob"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
><[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>> mine's a dewalt, and the foot adjustment was the reason I bought it.
>> it's an OK saw, but the foot adjustment is rendered pretty much
>> useless by the fact that the depth adjustment is WAAAY sloppy.
>
>Is that a Dewalt 364? That's what I've got. I haven't noticed the depth
>adjustment being sloppy at all. I haven't used it enough to wear through the
>anodized base plate. I didn't even know it was anodized. I bought it for
>the same reason you did. It sure cuts precisely and has plenty of oomph. I
>haven't used the other Dewalt models or competing major brands like Porter
>Cable. I graduated from a Sear craftsman. This saw was light years better.
>
>Bob
>
I'll check the model number.
"Guy McGrane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:BDD2A635.435%[email protected]...
> Would like to adjust my porter cable circular saw to make blade perfectly
> parallel to the saw foot edge. Now it deviates about 3/16 inch over length
> of the foot. Any ideas on how to do it or where to look for info?
Thanks,
Most circular saws do not have such an adjustment. It sounds like the saw
has been dropped and something got bent. That's a pretty serious deviation
you have there. The only cure I know for that is to bend it back or see if
you can replace some parts. A Porter Cable repair shop may be able to fix
it for you.
Bob