I recently purchased a Craftsman 22114 table saw and trying to get it dialed in. Need some help as to what is going on with it. When I bought, I cut a couple of boards and it wasn’t great but felt it could be dialed in. Now I’m not so sure what the issue is.
The arbor feels tight. I’ve checked the blade for square against the miter slots and fence. I'm using a fixed and adjustable miter gauges with feeler gauges. I've check the heel and adjusted it very slightly…it was off just a bit. That adjustment actually seems to have made the cut worse. I’ve used two different blades. One a brand new cross cut blade, and the other a 20 tooth carbide blade that was recently sharpened. I’ve put both blades on a 40 year old Craftsman radial arm saw I have, and the cuts are good using those blades with the radial arm saw. I rip a board and had the same issues, so it’s not the miter gauge or fence since it happens with both.
Here’s the cut with a new cross cut blade on the table saw.
Here’s the cut with the same blade on the radial arm saw.
Here’s a cut with the 20 tooth blade after I adjusted the heel.