Howdy guys,
I"ve been struggling with this table mod this afternoon.? ?The biggest challenges are:
1.? The hole which houses the original material stop rod is drilled really wonky!? ?I put a 12" drill rod in it and the end of the drill rod was about 1/2" out of alignment towards the saw pivot shaft and about 1" higher than the hole.? ?I don't have any larger drills than 1/2 " and I didn't want to take the entire saw apart to try to drill this straight in my drill press, so I ended up drilling the hole more square, filing it some and jamming some brass shim stock so that the rod is much more straight.? ?I think I can work with it as is now =- but man - it took me like 4 hours to cut the table to size and eventually get the original material stop hole to be good enough to use.
2.? The part of the casting that holds the original material stop is very uneven in the 45 degree angle area.? ?It took a fair bit of filing, grinding, etc. to get it to sit flat all the way across the 5", 45 degree angle casting.
I am going to try to hold the metal scale I purchased at Harbor Freight on the steel angle iron with #4, counter sunk, flat head screws.? ?Thank you so much for the offers of the measuring tape with adhesive, the links, and the suggestions for adhesives.? ?
Dave
