So that's what that knob is for...

[Rob Blaustein]

You know, the one that locks the arbor at whatever angle you set it at. I had to make some 15 deg bevel cuts on my TS and when I was done I set the blade back to zero but forgot to lock it. I think this might have been the first time I made used my TS to make bevel cuts, so the process is just not second nature to me. I then used the saw for a bunch of other cuts with blade at 90 to table--or so I thought--but then noticed something funny when I looked at one of the cut pieces. Although the saw seems quite smooth, I guess the vibration allowed it to drift a few degrees off from vertical. Fortunately these were not mission critical pieces that I was cutting so didn't have to repeat. Please make me feel better and tell me I'm not the only doofus novice to do this.

[Lee DeRaud]

Don't think I've ever done that. Then again, I'm not sure my saw has a lock for the tilt.:p

[Bruce Page]

Hey doofus!...
Just kidding, I've done the same thing.

[john whittaker]

OHHHHH....Is THAT what that knob is for???? :confused:

There, do you feel better now?

Glad I could help.

P.S. yes, I suspect most of us have been there, done that!:D

[Mike Goetzke]

My old saw didn't have a knob to lock height or bevel so I've done the same, but, to top it off my old saw was a right tilt the new one a left and have put the blade on backwards a few times - luckly I caught it before making any cuts.

Mike

[Andy Hoyt]

I have a long history of doofustry; and I'm not gonna worry about it until I repeat one of them - for the third for fourth time.:D

[john whittaker]

Andy....You're right....I looked up doofustry in the dictionary and your picture popped up.:eek:


right next to mine.:p

[lou sansone]

well we all get one of those moments now and then
:)
lou

[David Fried]

I just do those things to make Andy look good :rolleyes:

Dave Fried

[Jim Becker]

I have a long history of doofustry

Sounds like an excellent topic for Oprah... ;)

----
Rob..."Been there...done that..." :)

[David Abel]

You know, the one that locks the arbor at whatever angle you set it at. I had to make some 15 deg bevel cuts on my TS and when I was done I set the blade back to zero but forgot to lock it. I think this might have been the first time I made used my TS to make bevel cuts, so the process is just not second nature to me. I then used the saw for a bunch of other cuts with blade at 90 to table--or so I thought--but then noticed something funny when I looked at one of the cut pieces. Although the saw seems quite smooth, I guess the vibration allowed it to drift a few degrees off from vertical. Fortunately these were not mission critical pieces that I was cutting so didn't have to repeat. Please make me feel better and tell me I'm not the only doofus novice to do this.

I learned to lock down the height adjustment after running dados and suddenly the dados were getting shallower and shallower... :)

[Rob Blaustein]

I learned to lock down the height adjustment after running dados and suddenly the dados were getting shallower and shallower... :)

Come to think of it, I forgot to do that too on some rabbets I did this weekend. I had just read a nice article about rabbeting with a dado blade in Woodworking magazine, and the author made that point. These are good lessons for me.

[Joe Unni]

I learned to lock down the height adjustment after running dados and suddenly the dados were getting shallower and shallower... :)

Done that...been there! Man, did I say some naughty words after I did that.

-joe

[Rob Wilson]

I never have that problem, my saw doesn't have a locking knob. :mad:

[Mark Singer]

Huh?....What happen?

[Alan Burhop]

I always forget to unlock it. Then I cant figure out why the crank won't turn. I just don't tilt the blade very often.

[Byron Trantham]

Oh! Now I know....:D

[John D Watson]

Is that what they call a Homer. I'm good at them.:eek: