BT3000 rip fence flexing

[headhunter636]

I haven't had this happen in the past, but this is the first time in a long time that I have used a feather board. I had a feather board clamped to the SMT holding some small pieces against the rip fence. As I was running the work, I noticed an inconsistency in the cuts and that is when I saw the rip fence flexing with the hold down pressure from the feather board. Is this a common occurrence or do I have something out of whack?

I released some of the tension on the feather board, which seemed to help a little but now I do not get the holding pressure I was really wanting.

Thanks.

[RayintheUK]

Have you got the rear clamper adjusted correctly? It sounds like it might be a little loose.

Ray

[LCHIEN]

the rear lock on your rip fence is not working right.
operation is discussed in my FAQ (see sig line below).

[JR]

Yeah, it has to be the rear clamp. If everything is working properly you can't flex that fence.

JR

[headhunter636]

I took a look at the BT3 FAQ along with the manual. I checked the rear clamp on the saw, the clamp was not locking down. I adjusted the screw and ended up tightening all the way, and still have some flexing. I am going back out to see if I can fiddle with it a bit more, just wanted to see if I could get any ideas as to why this was happening.