Joel Turner
05-31-2015, 3:52 PM
I'm a newbie when it comes to tool setup and I feel like a complete idiot posting this.
I have a Ridgid 4512 saw that I began setting up today. After I aligned the blade stops to 90 and 45 degrees I went to set the blade parallel to the mitre slot. Using a dial gauge, I measured a tooth front and back and saw that I was off by about 11,000 of an inch. I proceeded to loosten three of the four trunnion bolts in an attempt to align the blade using a rubber mallet on the table but nothing was happening. Then I made a bad mistake. I loosened the right rear trunnion bolt too much and the right side of the arbor assembly dropped and came out of the trunnion. I can't tell if anything is bent at the moment. I was able to turn the saw over so at least it's not hanging any more.
If I can get the arbor assembly back into the rear trunnion, is there any chance I can get this saw reasonably aligned again? I assume this is done at the factory and that the assembly is aligned to the cast iron table to within a certain tolerance. Like I said, I feel like an idiot posting and I hope I didn't just throw away $500.
Thanks for in advance for your advice.
Joel
I have a Ridgid 4512 saw that I began setting up today. After I aligned the blade stops to 90 and 45 degrees I went to set the blade parallel to the mitre slot. Using a dial gauge, I measured a tooth front and back and saw that I was off by about 11,000 of an inch. I proceeded to loosten three of the four trunnion bolts in an attempt to align the blade using a rubber mallet on the table but nothing was happening. Then I made a bad mistake. I loosened the right rear trunnion bolt too much and the right side of the arbor assembly dropped and came out of the trunnion. I can't tell if anything is bent at the moment. I was able to turn the saw over so at least it's not hanging any more.
If I can get the arbor assembly back into the rear trunnion, is there any chance I can get this saw reasonably aligned again? I assume this is done at the factory and that the assembly is aligned to the cast iron table to within a certain tolerance. Like I said, I feel like an idiot posting and I hope I didn't just throw away $500.
Thanks for in advance for your advice.
Joel