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Post by Professor Moriarty on Mar 11, 2017 23:24:56 GMT -5
It may be that:
-your fence is not parallel to the blade...
-Blade not sharp...
- pushing it through too fast, or slow...
Lowering the blade and only cutting half the height helps with the last two.
Betcha it is the first one though.
Edit:
Oops! It also could be a thin blade that is bending...
1/8" wide blade?
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Post by Crash Enburn on Mar 12, 2017 0:02:09 GMT -5
I know that handsaws have different teeth for cross-cutting vs. ripping. Circular/table saws the same?
I had cut another block without any problem. This one, however, cranked out more smoke than hippies in a VW van.
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Mar 12, 2017 1:30:02 GMT -5
Ha! Damn hippies! Less teeth for ripping but that is meant more for logs. Nah... doubt it was the tooth count... That matters more for crosscuts than ripping on this stuff. Let's see your setup. Whatcha rollin with buddy? Still leaning towards the fence being cockeyed. I like this brand and the the 80 tooth 10" blade... dunno if it is best for wood since I am a plastic guy... but it will certainly do the job for this menial task. something like this |
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Post by Crash Enburn on Mar 12, 2017 11:23:24 GMT -5
I put the saw away again in its box, under my chop-saw in its box. I took a quick look at it, as I pondered unpackaging again just for you, Joe. It's a Chicago Electric branded table saw (so, Harbor Freight). The fence is one that locks into place square-ish. I did measure distance front and back to my blade, and it looked square to me. Next time I take it out, I'll put a new blade on it and see.
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Mar 12, 2017 14:25:43 GMT -5
Harbor Freight table saw eh?
Yep. That sounds like the problem right there.
You probably want to look that thing over pretty well before making a cut.
Blade is likely a POS...
Don't trust squareness on anything...
Check it all and make adjustments... fence parallel to blade... fence square to table in vertical direction, blade square to table in vertical direction...
It probably has fairly low power on that little finger remover.
Keep the blade height low and push SLOWLY so that it is cutting the wood without bending the blade and setting the binding which is probably causing it to smoke.
Maybe 3-4 passes raising the blade 1/2" after each pass... or... flip the wood after a couple of passes.
If you smell smoke at any point... turn off the saw immediately.
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Post by Crash Enburn on Mar 12, 2017 14:56:24 GMT -5
Good advice. Wood or electrical smoke? This was one of very few woodworking tool purchases that was made without an eye toward Pinewood cars.  |
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