I played with it some tonight and got it better but it still likes to twist when locked down. At this point I don't know how to prevent it from twisting
My main issue right now is the fence actually locking crooked. I will admit that I haven't yet checked the blade just to make totally sure it's aligned as well. My main focus is the fence issue at this time which I have measured relative to the miter slot to see for sure that it's locking...
Got off the phone with Ridgid and they didn't have much answers other than to tighten the adjusting nut on the far end of the fence to attempt to remove the amount of side to side play the far end of the fence has on the rail. He did agree that over 1/16" of variation across the whole fence is...
I have a friend with this saw and he said the same thing. Mine consistently locks slightly crooked. If I measure back of blade to fence and then front of blade to fence it's always off. I have to unlock it, fiddle with far section of the fence while hoping the bottom section doesn't move and...
rsanter,
I received a notification with your reply but don't actually see it here in the thread. I'm at work currently and unfortunately don't have any photos. Here is a link that might help get a visual
https://www.workshopaddict.com/tools/ridgid-r4513-portable-table-saw-review/
Anyone have this saw that can offer some help? I'm having a hell of a time getting the fence to lock down straight. It consistently locks down slightly crooked causing me to have some wonky cuts. Trying to build a dado jig so that I can repeat the exact same dado around 48 times but I'm...
Clean, neat, and put together just puts off a good vibe to the consumer. My favorite mechanic has a pretty unimpressive shop in a horrible part of town. The inside of that dump is kept pretty much spotless and he expects his technicians to keep it that way. Maybe a little different to the...