Hi,
A while ago, I upgrade my older Emerson-made craftsman table saw with
the PALS system from woodcraft. I was very happy to be able to adjust
the blades trueness to the miter slot so easily.
However, I recently discovered that with the PALS system installed, I
couldn't tilt the blade all the way to 45 degrees. The whole
motor/blade/belt/arbor assembly collided with the bolt from the PALS
system once I got the table to about 38 degrees.
I took the PALS bolt out, and put the original craftsman bolt in, but
kept the PALS L-Bracket thingy. Still, I was only able to the tilt the
saw to about 40 degrees.
What I wound up doing was grinding the head of the bolt to half of its
thickness. Finally, I was able to get the blade tilted to 45.
Finally.
This is just an FYI for anyone out there who has this system
installed, or has wondered about it.
Has anyone out there had this problem besides me?
- Thanks,
Todd
Actually, I'd be interested to know how it turns out. I can't be the
only one that has had this problem, since so many of these table saws
were made.
You think WoodCraft would repsond well to a letter about this?
- Todd
"Jeff Heyen" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Todd,
>
> Thanks for the heads up! I just put the PALS system on my old Craftsman
> belt-drive saw, and I can honestly say I haven't tried a 45 cut yet. But,
> I'll
> look out for it.
>
> FWIW had to replace the OEM motor the other day, after 20 years of good
> service. I was resawing 6/4 hard maple. Went w/ an Emerson 1.5HP motor.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> "Todd Seidenberg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > A while ago, I upgrade my older Emerson-made craftsman table saw with
> > the PALS system from woodcraft. I was very happy to be able to adjust
> > the blades trueness to the miter slot so easily.
> >
> >
> > However, I recently discovered that with the PALS system installed, I
> > couldn't tilt the blade all the way to 45 degrees. The whole
> > motor/blade/belt/arbor assembly collided with the bolt from the PALS
> > system once I got the table to about 38 degrees.
> >
> >
> > I took the PALS bolt out, and put the original craftsman bolt in, but
> > kept the PALS L-Bracket thingy. Still, I was only able to the tilt the
> > saw to about 40 degrees.
> >
> > What I wound up doing was grinding the head of the bolt to half of its
> > thickness. Finally, I was able to get the blade tilted to 45.
> > Finally.
> >
> >
> > This is just an FYI for anyone out there who has this system
> > installed, or has wondered about it.
> >
> >
> > Has anyone out there had this problem besides me?
> >
> >
> > - Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Todd
Todd,
Thanks for the heads up! I just put the PALS system on my old Craftsman
belt-drive saw, and I can honestly say I haven't tried a 45 cut yet. But,
I'll
look out for it.
FWIW had to replace the OEM motor the other day, after 20 years of good
service. I was resawing 6/4 hard maple. Went w/ an Emerson 1.5HP motor.
Jeff
"Todd Seidenberg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
>
> A while ago, I upgrade my older Emerson-made craftsman table saw with
> the PALS system from woodcraft. I was very happy to be able to adjust
> the blades trueness to the miter slot so easily.
>
>
> However, I recently discovered that with the PALS system installed, I
> couldn't tilt the blade all the way to 45 degrees. The whole
> motor/blade/belt/arbor assembly collided with the bolt from the PALS
> system once I got the table to about 38 degrees.
>
>
> I took the PALS bolt out, and put the original craftsman bolt in, but
> kept the PALS L-Bracket thingy. Still, I was only able to the tilt the
> saw to about 40 degrees.
>
> What I wound up doing was grinding the head of the bolt to half of its
> thickness. Finally, I was able to get the blade tilted to 45.
> Finally.
>
>
> This is just an FYI for anyone out there who has this system
> installed, or has wondered about it.
>
>
> Has anyone out there had this problem besides me?
>
>
> - Thanks,
>
>
> Todd