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Rip fence skew adjustment
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:46 pm
by HopefulSSer
Note to self: Back out the rip fence skew adjuster screw after using the sanding disk.
"Good judgement comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgement."
Re: Rip fence skew adjustment
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:01 pm
by garys
One of the repair videos posted here a few years ago suggested that you take that screw out of the fence and leave it out permanently. My screw has been in my spare parts bin since then.
Re: Rip fence skew adjustment
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:11 pm
by DLB
HopefulSSer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:46 pm
Note to self: Back out the rip fence skew adjuster screw after using the sanding disk.
"Good judgement comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgement."
Both are excellent points! I hope all is okay. That has all of the basic ingredients for disastrous results.
Pricier, but the conical sanding disc is a great alternative for the operations where you'd skew the fence with a regular disc. The 520/M7 fence isn't even skew-able in the sense that older fences are. This is a tool that I'd say is under-rated.
- David
Re: Rip fence skew adjustment
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:49 pm
by HopefulSSer
DLB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:11 pm
HopefulSSer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:46 pm
Note to self: Back out the rip fence skew adjuster screw after using the sanding disk.
"Good judgement comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgement."
Both are excellent points! I hope all is okay. That has all of the basic ingredients for disastrous results.
Pricier, but the conical sanding disc is a great alternative for the operations where you'd skew the fence with a regular disc. The 520/M7 fence isn't even skew-able in the sense that older fences are. This is a tool that I'd say is under-rated.
- David
Thanks! Yes everything is fine except I'll never get back that time nor the wood I lost trying to figure out why I was not getting good rip cuts. :-)
Re: Rip fence skew adjustment
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:35 pm
by JPG
I think this is one of those things that we all "do" and learn to never repeat.(like raising to vertical with the headstock lock "loose").
Re: Rip fence skew adjustment
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:38 pm
by chapmanruss
or forgetting to lock the Quill before making a rip cut.
Re: Rip fence skew adjustment
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:59 pm
by JPG
How come all these 'things' involve locks?
Re: Rip fence skew adjustment
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2022 12:38 pm
by wa2crk
I leave the rip fence parallel to the table miter slots. If you want to cut a taper use a tapering jig. Probably safer. When using your table saw function you should always perform the five point safety check. Table tilt lock,carriage lock, table height lock, headstock lock and quill lock. Once you get used to it, it is almost automatic
Bill V