Ernie Nyvall
10-23-2010, 11:11 AM
I got it almost 2 months ago, but it was a month before I could take it out of the box. I've never had a big saw like this, and I ran into some problems. They may be a normal thing, but I thought I would ask if anyone has had the same thing.
First, and really not too bad are the extension tables. They aren't flat by about 1/32" from front to back, and the Grizzly tech told me I should tighten the front or back bolt first, then the middle, and finally the other side which would have to be clamped back into place. Maybe this is normal for solid extensions. It's just that my old Sears with the webbed extensions was flat on both sides. So my question here is "Have any of you run into this before with the Grizzly or any other saws?"
The other thing is the back rail on the Shop Fox fence. It has a bend of about 1/16" between the cutouts for the table T slots. Grizzly sent me a new one without question. It happened to be the wrong back rail for my saw, but I did notice a bend in the same place as the original. I returned it because it was the wrong one and told the Grizz tech about the bend. I just received the new one, which is the right rail, but it does have the bend in it... same place. I'm not real sure how crucial it is for the rail to be exactly straight. It only has 2 bolts into the main table of the saw, so it can't be adjusted like the wings are.
Anyway, just wondering if these are usual problems, and what you did to correct them if you had the same problems. Thanks for any feedback.
First, and really not too bad are the extension tables. They aren't flat by about 1/32" from front to back, and the Grizzly tech told me I should tighten the front or back bolt first, then the middle, and finally the other side which would have to be clamped back into place. Maybe this is normal for solid extensions. It's just that my old Sears with the webbed extensions was flat on both sides. So my question here is "Have any of you run into this before with the Grizzly or any other saws?"
The other thing is the back rail on the Shop Fox fence. It has a bend of about 1/16" between the cutouts for the table T slots. Grizzly sent me a new one without question. It happened to be the wrong back rail for my saw, but I did notice a bend in the same place as the original. I returned it because it was the wrong one and told the Grizz tech about the bend. I just received the new one, which is the right rail, but it does have the bend in it... same place. I'm not real sure how crucial it is for the rail to be exactly straight. It only has 2 bolts into the main table of the saw, so it can't be adjusted like the wings are.
Anyway, just wondering if these are usual problems, and what you did to correct them if you had the same problems. Thanks for any feedback.