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What procedures can I use to check the efficiency of my DC1200. It seems to be losing its vacuum.
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When cutting 6 inch wide boards for a jewelry box, my miters are off almost 0.025 thousands. Replace trunion and pin to no avail.. Armature bearings are tight and can't figure whats wrong. Saw is set...

I have a DW 716 , 12 inch double bevel miter saw. I am losing around a 0.5 degrees on my cuts. I can't make small boxes due to the angle is off. On a 6 inch wide piece the cut is off around 0.030...

Blade at rest( all the way up) and is set at 90 degrees and as i pull the blade down to the work piece. My angle starts to go off. As i touch the work piece, the blade is off . Reads 89.5 degrees....

GRANT, my saw is calibrated. Square to fence and perpendicular to the base. I use both a starret square and a electronic wixey gauge to verify 90 degrees. As i bring the arm down( power off) and...

Good point.

No, this is great for cabinet makers. I do agree a table saw is very accurate.
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Don't know how.

I am cutting vertically for sides of a jewelry box. Miter. When i try to cut a bevel laying that 5'6 inch board flat, the same error.

Wixey goes 2 decimal places. 100 tooth blade. Was one of the best saws going when purchased.

This has been very accurate for 10 years. I have tried latel 80 and 100 tooth blades.

That's what i am doing.
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Ordinary compound, double miter 12 inch saw.

Art, my saw is calibrated. Square to fence and perpendicular to the base. I use both a starret square and a electronic wixey gauge to verify 90 degrees. As i bring the arm down( power off) and the...

I have done this.Thanks

When i set my miter saw up using a wixey gauge for accuracy, it won't stay true.
I set the vertical( perpendicular) at 90 degrees and bring the arm( blade) down not running i loose 0.3 to 0.4 of a...

I am looking for plans to make a fine wood tool chest using dovetails for the frame and and blind dovetails foe drawer sides. I have built these before using cherry and oak.i gave my son the cherry...

Are there any cheap places to buy blades. Sears parts direct wants $36 plus shipping. Other blades you see are $10.00.

About 30 years ago i purchased a cross cut or a slide table or lack of a better term. Want to give this to my son who is starting woodworking but can't find instructions. There is no numbers on this...

Can someone tell me how to get rid of snips, front and back? This just started recently and I have tried all the suggested methods from various magazines and and no avail. The only thing I haven't...

Hi, I'm looking for a cheap velocity meter to measure the efficiency of my vacuum system in my basement work shop. any suggestions where to buy? I will look again on Amazon and Ebay, but some of the...

Hi guys, I'm looking for plans to make a wooden gun carrying case to replace my old one that was just nailed together. I plan to use box joints, but plans for dovetails would be great. I guess if...

Tom, if you change the direction of alternating boards, this will correct any out-of -alignments that may be in your jointer.

Did you repair the old motor or find a new one? I'm trying to get one running for a friend and it looks like yours use to. I'm contemplating putting a cover over the front housing to prevent the...

Did you repair the old motor or fine a new one? I'm trying to get one running for a friend and it looks like yours use to. I'm contemplating putting a cover over the front housig to prevent the chips...