I've finished putting together my bt3100-1 and as this is my first TS I don't have enough experience to know what's normal here. Here's a couple of problems:
1. When I try to crosscut a 2x6, its very difficult if not impossible to cut off a small slice ( less that the blade to rip fence side of the guard). Cutting off a longer piece seems to work fine. What's going on here?
2. When ripping, I get binding at the back - not at the blade, but at the back end of the riving knife. This happens with 1x material.
3. The riving knife doesn't really look straight - maybe warped or curvey which, I imagine is causing 2. I tried bending it as suggested here, but haven't really had any luck and want to avoid making it worse. The whole riving knife alignment has been difficult because at some blade heights it seems to be in a good spot and at others it seems to cause binding.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
1. When I try to crosscut a 2x6, its very difficult if not impossible to cut off a small slice ( less that the blade to rip fence side of the guard). Cutting off a longer piece seems to work fine. What's going on here?
2. When ripping, I get binding at the back - not at the blade, but at the back end of the riving knife. This happens with 1x material.
3. The riving knife doesn't really look straight - maybe warped or curvey which, I imagine is causing 2. I tried bending it as suggested here, but haven't really had any luck and want to avoid making it worse. The whole riving knife alignment has been difficult because at some blade heights it seems to be in a good spot and at others it seems to cause binding.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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