Well, Bill, you already know my attitude about this.
Your KF700 probably has an adjustment bolt under the cast iron top between the saw and shaper to counteract the ¡°sag¡± that is induced by the weight of the trunion assemblies. ?Adjusting that bolt can bring the cast iron top back up to a more-flat condition (it will never be perfectly flat). ?Of course, if you don¡¯t have the straight edge and feeler gages to check flatness, or lack the inclination to dig into this, then it¡¯s a moot point, right? ? If all you want to use the shaper for is cutting tenons with the tenoning plate, then your strategy will work, but it won¡¯t help you doing raised panel work or any other profiling operation where the cast iron top is the guiding surface.
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David,
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I did this and found that my table was not flat.? I also attached a good straight-edge to the spindle and rotated it around and saw the same thing.? I really don¡¯t want to get into the table as I have had the saw for 6 years and it has
been like that the entire time so I expect no metal memory (if that¡¯s the right term) for it to self-flatten itself.? If not, I don¡¯t have, nor am I willing to buy, the tools necessary to do this.? As I will be using the tenoning plate, I would just prefer
to reference the spindle to the plate for 90 degrees.? Am I going down the wrong rabbit hole?
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Bill
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The attached is right out of the Survival Guide. ?
Attach a dial indicator with mag base to the side of the bare spindle, indicate down to the cast iron top, then rotate the spindle by hand. ?The spindle is properly aligned 90-degrees in all directions when the indicator shows NO VARIATION
as the spindle is rotated. ?Most MagBase indicator stands have a ¡°V¡± section on the bottom specifically to attach to a cylindrical surface.
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I have always been unhappy with my shaper results from my KF700S because I believe the spindle is not perpendicular to the sliding table at exactly 90 degrees.? I would like to remedy this and start using the shaper for more than edge work.?
Cab someone point me to an article or video on how to insure the spindle is at 90 degrees to the sliding table?? I will be purchasing the tenoning plate to help my endeavors with joining using the shaper.
As always, your help is truly appreciated.
Equipment: Felder KF700S, Hammer A41, assorted Festool, Clearvue Cyclone Dust Collection, Router table, Drum Sander, Drill Press, Bandsaw, and various handtools.
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Bill White
SoCal
Felder KF700S - Hammer A3 -41, Festools, & Way too much stuff I don't use
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Bill White
SoCal
Felder KF700S - Hammer A3 -41, Festools, & Way too much stuff I don't use
David P. Best