Scott Jusko
09-29-2009, 4:22 PM
I'm new here, starting to get into woodworking and just picked up my 1st table saw. Prior to this I've been using my grandfather's OLD Craftsman table that's dangerous as anything.
The new saw is a 1990 (date on motor) Grizzly G1022. Picked it up with the mobile base on Craigslist for $125 :D. I picked up the book "Jim Tolphin's Table Saw Magic" and found a Grizzly owner's manual. With both I've been setting it all up. The top isn't perfectly flat - about a 1/16" dip in the middle and it's off about the same on the ends of the extensions. That's the best I could get it, but I think it'll be fine with what I'm doing.
The fence is a lot better than the that on the 40s Craftsman, but it does have some wobble to it. It can be off about 1/8" off at the far end depending on which way you move it. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, but could I just add some kind of spacers to the fence where it slides on the rails so it's a little tighter? It doesn't need to be much, maybe some stick-on plastic to fill the gap.
I've also ordered some parts that are missing for the fence from Grizzly (awesome company to work with!). The adjustment knob and some spacers are missing on the fence.
The TS is missing a miter gauge, so I'm going to need one of them aftermarket. For now though I may build a sled because I don't have a sliding miter saw or RAS. I saw some good ideas on here for building one - thanks.
One problem I did find when I got the saw home is the arbor is a little messed up. You run out of threads when you're tightening the nut and the blade is still loose. I ordered a new arbor flange from Grizzly because maybe this flange is squashed or from another table. If that isn't it, would it be a problem adding a 5/8" washer between the flange and the nut so I have enough threads? I don't know if it would throw off the balance of the arbor (doubt it) or the nut could eventually loosen up for some reason. Please give me your thoughts.
Below are some pics of the arbor and the rest of the TS.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/metallrulz/Other/P1060622.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/metallrulz/Other/P1060626.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/metallrulz/Other/P1060627-1.jpg
I added an arbor flange from another saw just to get the blade tight so I could measure the run-out of the blade. It was 0.006 on the edge of the 10" blade, which I think is pretty good.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/metallrulz/Other/P1060621.jpg
Thanks a lot!
The new saw is a 1990 (date on motor) Grizzly G1022. Picked it up with the mobile base on Craigslist for $125 :D. I picked up the book "Jim Tolphin's Table Saw Magic" and found a Grizzly owner's manual. With both I've been setting it all up. The top isn't perfectly flat - about a 1/16" dip in the middle and it's off about the same on the ends of the extensions. That's the best I could get it, but I think it'll be fine with what I'm doing.
The fence is a lot better than the that on the 40s Craftsman, but it does have some wobble to it. It can be off about 1/8" off at the far end depending on which way you move it. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, but could I just add some kind of spacers to the fence where it slides on the rails so it's a little tighter? It doesn't need to be much, maybe some stick-on plastic to fill the gap.
I've also ordered some parts that are missing for the fence from Grizzly (awesome company to work with!). The adjustment knob and some spacers are missing on the fence.
The TS is missing a miter gauge, so I'm going to need one of them aftermarket. For now though I may build a sled because I don't have a sliding miter saw or RAS. I saw some good ideas on here for building one - thanks.
One problem I did find when I got the saw home is the arbor is a little messed up. You run out of threads when you're tightening the nut and the blade is still loose. I ordered a new arbor flange from Grizzly because maybe this flange is squashed or from another table. If that isn't it, would it be a problem adding a 5/8" washer between the flange and the nut so I have enough threads? I don't know if it would throw off the balance of the arbor (doubt it) or the nut could eventually loosen up for some reason. Please give me your thoughts.
Below are some pics of the arbor and the rest of the TS.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/metallrulz/Other/P1060622.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/metallrulz/Other/P1060626.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/metallrulz/Other/P1060627-1.jpg
I added an arbor flange from another saw just to get the blade tight so I could measure the run-out of the blade. It was 0.006 on the edge of the 10" blade, which I think is pretty good.
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/metallrulz/Other/P1060621.jpg
Thanks a lot!