I’m trying to get closer to square with some cross cuts (probably a sled problem.) In the process I measured the deviation of the miter slots from the blade and found Sawstop 1 is off by .005”
My research suggests we should be closer to .002” and this is adjusted by rotating the Sawstop table top. Does this get done regularly? Am I expecting an unreasonable amount of precision?
I wouldn’t adjust something like this myself. I’m just seeing if this is something we adjust periodically.
I’ll probably solve my issue by building my own sled or, heavens forbid, build a shooting board.
Those pictures might be from before I marked the blade with a Sharpie and made sure I was rotating the (new and flat) blade to measure in the same spot.
The traditionalist in me says you can’t ever go wrong with having a shooting board around to help in a pinch!
But back to the main point, no this hasn’t been adjusted (to my knowledge) like this in some time so it is probably due for an update. It is not unreasonable to shop for .002, it just takes some time to carefully loosen the bolts, nudge the table, tighten, rinse repeat until it’s accurate.
If you or anyone plans to do this, please allow 1-2 hours in case the adjustment takes a while. It honestly could be done first try and you’ll be done in 10 minutes, but plan for the saw to be down for a short bit. This is not something I would ask to interrupt someone to “make a quick adjustment” if that makes sense. More like a planned downtime.
Update: my square issues were mostly a sled problem. I built my own sled and my cross cuts might actually be square. They appear square over 7” which is enough for my current project.
The Katz-Moses sled square killed it on my first attempt.
