Leveling the table

toddman · Post by **toddman** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:31 pm

I reacently got my dad's mark V back and I am having trouble leveling the saw table for accurate cuts
the model # is 555510 any help would be apprciated thanks.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:38 pm

toddman wrote:I reacently got my dad's mark V back and I am having trouble leveling the saw table for accurate cuts
the model # is 555510 any help would be apprciated thanks.

Question is, what do you mean by 'leveling'?

Are you referring to table tilt relative to the blade, table flatness, or what?

Give us an example of an inaccurate cut you are experiencing.

toddman · Post by **toddman** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:03 pm

so that when youput a level on your table by the blade it is level so it dosent slope it only off by a little but it make the difference

mikelst · Post by **mikelst** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:40 pm

the measurement you are making needs to be made in relation to the blade. You can use a square to check that the blade is perpendicular to the blade when set to zero degrees. (insure your square is 'square' first.)
The level on the table assumes the blade is perpendicular to the floor and that the floor is flat and level, That is probably not the case, and in truth is not relevant. All that is really required is that the blade be perpendicular to the table. Many of us use a digital angle gauges like this
http://www.wixey.com/anglegauge/index.html
one to get a feel for the accuracy of our setups. By attaching it to the blade and zeroing it, then set it on the table and you can read the angular difference and adjust the table to your required setting.

I hope that makes since, feel free to ask for another explanation. Someone else can probably do a better job of making it understandable.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:15 pm

I am amazed the PTWFE online version does not include basic table alignment.

If this is too difficult to read, I can split it up into 4 different pix.

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:29 pm

Did it anyway.

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Pix are of a Mark 5, but all the steps are the same regardless of model.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:44 pm

toddman wrote:I reacently got my dad's mark V back and I am having trouble leveling the saw table for accurate cuts
the model # is 555510 any help would be apprciated thanks.

As said above, the saw table does not have to be level. It only needs to be at 90 degrees to the saw blade, and the miter slots parallel to the saw blade. In a normal garage, the floor may slope about 3 degrees toward the door. So will the whole Shopsmith if oriented perpendicular to the garage door.

toddman · Post by **toddman** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:55 pm

Thanks that helped out alot.
Todd

danscot · Post by **danscot** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:48 pm

JPG40504 wrote:Did it anyway.

Wish I'd scrolled down that little bit more before I ruined my eyesight

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