Mitre fence - 45 degrees possible?

[woodynoob]

I'm getting more experienced with my BT3000 and have run into a few issues. Here is one.

I can move the mitre to 45 degrees, but when I lock it, it shifts back a couple degrees! I figured out a workaround is to not lock it and just be extra careful.

Is this a known issue? Or am I doing something wrong?

[dbhost]

I am not sure of the actual nomenclature of the parts, but I wonder if maybe there is a crack in the plastic clamper part of the miter fence.

[rcplaneguy]

No problem with mine at 45. Does not shift at all. Very accurate.

[Clock Maker]

Just a thought, I think there should be a washer under the plastic knob, and no washer at the hex head bolt top that fits into the gauge.

[woodynoob]

Got it!

OK, thanks for giving me the confidence that this is supposed to work properly. Given that assumption, I fiddled with the miter fence and the "miter fence holder" (named in the manual) and narrowed it down to what it just had to be... I installed it incorrectly.

In the manual on page 14, item 2, there is a little clause: "...Slide the tabs into the grooves in the miter fence". I missed that. Not that they bothered to define what "tabs" are or show how it fits together in any of the diagrams!

I'm going to play some more, but I bet some of my other issues are now resolved.

I do love this little saw!

--Aaron

[lrr]

On a somewhat related note, I bought a digital protractor that I find incredibly handy. You can use metal or plastic triangles to get the standard 30/60 and 45 degree settings, but the digital protractors make setting any other angle really simple. They can also be used to capture an odd angle, and transfer that angle to a piece of wood, or to your saw.

[LCHIEN]

On a somewhat related note, I bought a digital protractor that I find incredibly handy. You can use metal or plastic triangles to get the standard 30/60 and 45 degree settings, but the digital protractors make setting any other angle really simple. They can also be used to capture an odd angle, and transfer that angle to a piece of wood, or to your saw.

A bit more expensive, this is a whole lot more useful and accurate than a grade school protractor for measuring and or copying/transferring angles:

http://www.rockler.com/digital-sliding-t-bevel-gauge


a number of similar tools can be found here some with transfer only and some with angle measuring capability. Even the ones w/o digital measuring can be perfectly useful and just as accurate when transferring angles.
http://www.woodcraft.com/search2/sea...=bevel%20angle

[lrr]

I'm not sure what a digital grade school protractor is. This is what I was referring to.

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/208...le-Finder.aspx

[LCHIEN]

Like what you used in grade school - one of these:


Sorry I didn't see at first you were using a digital protractor.

[RAV2]

Anyone have experience with this from our favorite tool store?



http://www.harborfreight.com/16-inch...vel-65451.html