Hi everyone,
I'm dusting off my BT3000 that has been sitting idle for better part of a year. I want to calibrate the rip fence and SMT just for a peace of mind before I start using it even though I think the chances of the rip fence being out of alignment is not that great (since I never took it off the saw). I know what the result of a misaligned SMT is, but what are the symptoms of a misaligned rip fence? I mean if you hold the work tight to the fence (even if it not aligned), your cut will still be even and parallel, right? I guess if the back of the fence has a lean towards the blade, i would worry about pinching. But what if the alignment of the rip fence is going away fromt the blade? What are the symptoms? I guess my ultimate question is how can I definitively tell if the rip fence is not aligned. sorry if this is an amateur question. I appreciate any help. Thank you.
I'm dusting off my BT3000 that has been sitting idle for better part of a year. I want to calibrate the rip fence and SMT just for a peace of mind before I start using it even though I think the chances of the rip fence being out of alignment is not that great (since I never took it off the saw). I know what the result of a misaligned SMT is, but what are the symptoms of a misaligned rip fence? I mean if you hold the work tight to the fence (even if it not aligned), your cut will still be even and parallel, right? I guess if the back of the fence has a lean towards the blade, i would worry about pinching. But what if the alignment of the rip fence is going away fromt the blade? What are the symptoms? I guess my ultimate question is how can I definitively tell if the rip fence is not aligned. sorry if this is an amateur question. I appreciate any help. Thank you.
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