OK, just to confirm, you have the outfeed table set level to the cutterhead, correct??
If so, then first, check to see if your clamping the infeed table down and twisting it, you want to just barely tighten the clamp closest to the cutting head first to hold the table down and see what you have. If the temple bolt furthest from the cutterhead is too high, loosen it and drop it down. We want a three point contact, the two hinges and the closer temple bolt.
Then, adjust the non-hinge side to be the same distance below the outfeed table as the hinge side, so roughly .043¡± by jacking up the temple bolt. When the table is level to the cutterhead across the width, then double check the #2 and #4 points again.
If #2 and #4 are too low or high, you adjust the hinge closest to #2 to raise/lower the table to bring the table into coplanar with the outfeed.
Then the last step is to raise the temple bolt closest to #4 until it is just supporting the table, but not raising it. Now, you should be able to clamp the table as usual and not have it deflect.
Hope all that helps...
Brian Lamb
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www.lambtoolworks.com
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On May 22, 2023, at 6:15 PM, Michael Gottlieb <westernsac@...> wrote:
Thanks Brian,
Obviously when I reinstalled the infeed table after installing the Shelix head, I thru the infeed table out of alignment.
I remeasured both tables according to your drawing and came up with the following:
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Point 1: .043 +/-
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Point 2: .001 +/-
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Point 3: .086 +/-
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Point 4: .001 +/-
It's interesting that the two tables are close at the rear, but off at the front. I will have to think about my next step.
