Hi everyone,
Newbie here. so I bought my bt3000 about a year back from craigslist. a carpenter friend of mine suggested it as my first saw to break my woodworking cherry, and it has surved me well. Over the past year, i have learned to calibrate a number of machinery. So I thought it was time for me to tune up the ole' bt3k. I was trying to level the saw when I put a 4' level across the saw table and noticed a bit of daylight under the level. I thought maybe my level was warped. So I put my newly purchased Starrett 36" straight from edge to edge across the saw table, and used my feeler guage to see if there indeed was a gap. Wouldn't you know it, towardes the middle of the saw table, I was able to slide a .005 inch feeler guage through. Now, I know 1/200 of an inch may not sound like a lot. But i was just wondering if anyone else noticed the same thing? And if so, is there a fix or is this just one of those Ryobi tolerances that I need to come to terms with. Does aluminum wear over time? Will this get worse? Thanks in advance for any input.
-W
Newbie here. so I bought my bt3000 about a year back from craigslist. a carpenter friend of mine suggested it as my first saw to break my woodworking cherry, and it has surved me well. Over the past year, i have learned to calibrate a number of machinery. So I thought it was time for me to tune up the ole' bt3k. I was trying to level the saw when I put a 4' level across the saw table and noticed a bit of daylight under the level. I thought maybe my level was warped. So I put my newly purchased Starrett 36" straight from edge to edge across the saw table, and used my feeler guage to see if there indeed was a gap. Wouldn't you know it, towardes the middle of the saw table, I was able to slide a .005 inch feeler guage through. Now, I know 1/200 of an inch may not sound like a lot. But i was just wondering if anyone else noticed the same thing? And if so, is there a fix or is this just one of those Ryobi tolerances that I need to come to terms with. Does aluminum wear over time? Will this get worse? Thanks in advance for any input.
-W
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