Originally Posted by
Edward Weber
Checking the alignment as in the photo only shows where the blade ends up after the cut has been made. Unfortunately, it would seem that the blade isn't tracking at a perfect 90 degrees, only ending up there..
It almost seems as if something is twisted or as you mentioned " that the hinge pivot casting is not parallel to the blade spindle casting." to account for the cuts you're getting.
Sometimes you just get a lemon, if it can't be adjusted to the point where it cuts reliably, I would have to let it go and stop chasing a problem that can't be fixed.