How to Clean and Calibrate a Jobsite Tablesaw - Tablesaw Tune-up and Maintenance

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Today I go over the essential steps for cleaning and calibrating a jobsite tablesaw. Note that while the steps taken are general to all saws, the calibration methods will be different for each manufacturer. A final step that was not shown is to ensure that the fence is perpendicular to the table. I skipped this as mine is slightly off and am in the process of getting a new fence (there's no built in way to calibrate this unfortunately). Be sure to subscribe and stay tuned for more content.
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@64maxpower Жыл бұрын

You know, I haven't had arriving knife in years. I realized from watching you that I never installed it and I've never given it a second thought

@andrewstallard1897 Жыл бұрын

I can't thank you enough for this video. I am very new to this hobby and I couldn't of figured all this out without this video. Thanks again!

@falxonPSN Жыл бұрын

Well done, sir! Yours is the only video I've seen showing adjusting the blade squareness at the trunnion. I think I got everything else dialed in on my new saw but even the manual didn't mention that I could adjust that. Time to rig up some way to test with my digital calipers.

@316woodworks9 Жыл бұрын

Check the horizontal plane of the fence. Mine slopes in towards the blade on the top. If it's out going the other way, you can add a shim. I just made fence enclosure and it's as good as it gets.

@simonmills2375 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I just bought a de walt saw, mostly because it seemed from utube that they cut straight right out of the box. Mine really doesn't, but now thanks to your vid I know how to sort it. Appreciate it. Cheers from NZ

@JustinShaedo 3 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say I've had the same experience, and these videos really helped me too. Cheers from rural Albury Australia.

@specialsauce305 2 жыл бұрын

Most detailed video I’ve seen on calibrating this table saw. Thank you!

@samanthaohlsen9670 2 жыл бұрын

Best video I have watched on this subject. Thanks for taking the time to make such a great video!

@efektmurowany 3 жыл бұрын

Great manual for DYI's! Thanks a lot 🤝

@stevejensen3471 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid! I use the MasterPlate and SuperBar DI to align mine - super calibrated for flatness well beyond using a sawblade!

@kz.irudimen 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for videos to see if I missed anything doing maintenance on my saw, I found this one and another. Started with the other, first thing the guy says is to throw away the manual because we don't need that. Great, no need to go further to know that I'm not watching that. I then start this one, first thing you say is that bit about the manual :) Edit: now watched it, good video. Definitely agree that it pays off to take care of your tools, I don't have enough money not to care about my saw !

@rayscrafield2106 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video. You answered a couple of my questions so now I will tune my saw. First, buy a dial indicator.

@316woodworks9 Жыл бұрын

Damn, you have the same setup and tools as I do. Same cart also. Most everything you said, I know and have done. The bottom line is the saw is a great workhorse but calibrating it to that of a cabinet makers saw if pretty futile. Everything from the fence not being 90 degrees up and down to the miter slots off because of the coating (Someone on YT does fine sanding and gets them really good) the whole top surface is not flat and just a little above a complete joke. I love the switch, the rack & pinion system and the colors. It's been through a lot. Most of all my precision measuring tools we purchased because of this damn thing. I do love it, kinda. Killer video man!

@davej1425 Жыл бұрын

Excellent excellent video. Thank you so much. First class. I'm going to go and do my saw now!!

@matt69cp 3 жыл бұрын

Great video mate. Just bought a Dewalt table saw similar to yours. Haven't used it yet as I wanted to make sure it was tuned properly first! Your video was exactly what I needed. Thanks very much for taking the time to make it! Cheers from Brisbane, Australia.

@EggyOrphan Жыл бұрын

Same here, just got a used one, same model so this is perfect! Thank you!

@ukr4ever 8 ай бұрын

Same here :)

@Snappergrabber Жыл бұрын

Thank you, This is a great video, I found it extremely helpful.

@johnosullivan8068 3 жыл бұрын

Clear and to the point good job ,do you have a link to the blade you used

@chiaweilin2545 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the knowledge sharing. It's a awesome video and teach me how to calibrate my table saw.

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@andremoreira6188 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing explanation video! Thank you very much 😊

@Kevinrichardsonministries 3 жыл бұрын

Good... In depth... Thanks... Well Done...

@webcrawler3332 3 жыл бұрын

One thing to note the miter gauge needs to have almost ZERO movement in order to get accurate readings

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

Shimming it with tape works well for that

@zilvalcampos6170 9 ай бұрын

Get it. You won’t regret it

@crackerjack3359 Жыл бұрын

I have set the second position fence adjustment bolt way over to to the left hand side of the guide arm. It gives the flexibility I need to have the fence on either side of the blade.

@YUSince Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video🙏

@thodgson13 3 жыл бұрын

Good video! If anybody else is uncomfortable with using the mallet to set the saw blade (like I was), you can loosen just one of the bolts at the rear of the trunnion and it should pivot easily enough.

@TheTranq 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! You do have to loosen the trunnions screws either way, but just as tapping the fence allows for precise adjustments, it is the same as using the mallet on the trunnion! Recommended also by John White in the book

@thodgson13 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTranq with one of the trunnion bolts at the rear of the saw still tight I found it to be pretty easy to make relatively precise adjustments. That being said, I know the mallet method is popular and I've never heard of anyone having any issues because of it. I just couldn't bring myself to hit it with one. Cheers!

@kz.irudimen 3 жыл бұрын

@@thodgson13 Honestly I'm pretty sure the kind of mallet hits you use to adjust it are less violent than just the vibrations from the motor itself when it's in use ...

@thodgson13 3 жыл бұрын

@@kz.irudimen Overall, perhaps, but they aren't focused in the same directions as the mallet blows are. I've never heard of any issues from using the mallet, it just doesn't seem to me like the way the designers of the saw would've intended.

@paulmagua6696 Жыл бұрын

Great job

@porsche606 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@charlc 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video thank you

@Enpious Жыл бұрын

Very Helpful

@miguelcalderon7144 Жыл бұрын

Thank you really helpful.

@vstm3950 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@TheTranq 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

@frankkamolov3815 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@kenjacob3751 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing... loosened the 2 hex nuts, gave a slight blow to the trunion, retightened hex nuts and I was square! Why did they not include this info in the manual? Thank you so much!

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@mychaelleesly Жыл бұрын

Does the Freud 60T blade satisfy the DW7480 user manual's requirement to have a thickness less than the riving knife? Thanks

@aaronk9995 2 жыл бұрын

I also had to drill out the screw but every time I add a nut and bolt the cam still moves no matter how hard I crank it down. Any thoughts?

@rayscrafield2106 Жыл бұрын

I am wondering if you could do a video or at least show your table saw stand. I have the Dewalt mobile base for mine but I want a more permanent base with out-feed table as you have. Could you show more of how yours is made? Thanks.

@glenschumannGlensWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@CVYR490 Жыл бұрын

I love your video and explanation ! I actually own the same model 7491, 10" blade. i am about to buy this same dial indicator that you have. In ebay its ranges BTW my blade wobble, you can see when its coming to a stop, its arbour run out, about i think 0.2mm. After everycut, when you measure along the cutted piece, the measurement is out about 0.2mm between top and bottom, and in the middle of the cut piece, the measurement is out by 0.2 to 0.3mm, that explain the wobble. That is why i want to buy this dial indicator to test and adjust blade alignment and how much the blade wobble.

@TheTranq Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. It’s worth investing in the indicator to make sure things are running properly!

@DennyMK007 Жыл бұрын

0.2mm to 0.3mm difference??? That’s much thinner than one strand of hair. A lot of people would be extremely happy to get that precision. Did you mean 2mm to 3mm? Even that is not very much, but makes more sense if you want to make the most precise cuts.

@campion05 Жыл бұрын

Im late to the party, but I still gave thumbs up. I have found my saw top has a dip right at the long sides of the throat plate. It's impossible to level the throat. The aluminum top has never had weight stored on it. Anybody else experience this anomaly?

@AllenReinecke 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully your miter gauge slots are a good fit with the miter gauge. These Dewalt table saws have a very sloppy fit ex-factory.

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

I use tape on the side of the miter gage to ensure zero-play

@andrewford80 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTranq I also use maskling tape and it works perfectly

@EggyOrphan Жыл бұрын

I just got a used table saw and on one side of the table, there is kinda of a deep scratch. Does anyone know how I can fix it or if it'll effect the performance in any way??? Same model as this... Thank you

@susied8795 2 жыл бұрын

My problem is that the cam that adjusts the tilt is all the way to the left but my blade is still higher than 90. I guess I can try to shave some material off the cam so that I can move the adjustment further over bring the blade closer to 90. Is there a better way?

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

The cam is pretty thin as is. Is the saw new? If it can’t reach 90 degrees within the range of the cam I would take off the cam and replace it with a slightly smaller washer

@LanceMcGrew 2 жыл бұрын

The miter gage on my DWE7491 has way too much clearance to rely on mounting a dial indicator for tuning the blade.

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

Mine did too! You have to use tape on the miter bar to shim it until it has no play

@tonybatista526 Жыл бұрын

❤ good vídeo I order de material but came from china no good to balance my table

@peterwareing1126 2 жыл бұрын

All the videos I have watched they check the blade sits at 90 degrees, I can't find one that shows you how to tune the fence to 90 degrees vertically.

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the Dewalt has no built in adjustment to do this

@carlwheeler3403 2 жыл бұрын

Great video but I see a flaw in your setup. You used one mitre track to adjust the trunyon and you used the other miter track to adjust the fence. Did you check to make sure the miter tracks are parallel?

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

Good observation! The miter tracks should be parallel from the manufacturer. If they aren’t, you’ll never get accurate results. That is a feature you are paying for in higher end saws

@carlwheeler3403 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTranq I align both the trunyon and the fence off of the left miter track since it is the only miter track that I use and that way I will know that the blade is aligned with the fence.

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

@@carlwheeler3403 that is a good idea! Ideally, the table saw will have parallel miter slots though

@carlwheeler3403 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTranq yep, they should be parallel but they aren't always. It's just the way I do it, I sleep good at night knowing that my saw is perfectly aligned. LOL

@jsmcguireIII Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the lateral free play tolerances on these miter slots make these types of adjustments more about precision than accuracy.

@TheTranq Жыл бұрын

I explain the video that you can use tape to shim the miter bar on your gauge so that there is no play

@D9ID9I 2 жыл бұрын

There is also a small wobble on a spindle on these dewalt table saws. Idk how to fix that.

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

If yours is new and has more than ~0.0025” of play on the arbor flange I would return it

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

@@i.c.d.9512 you have to have a dial indicator jig that can rotate 90 degrees to check the arbor shaft

@TheTranq 2 жыл бұрын

@@i.c.d.9512 that is less than 0.001” - that is well within spec

@BIGDW-ie8st 3 жыл бұрын

How do you level the table of the saw?

@TheTranq 3 жыл бұрын

There’s no leveling capability for job site table saws. If you get a new one and it is not flat I would return it

@BIGDW-ie8st 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTranq Never mind I figured it out

@thomashawaii Жыл бұрын

My table saw’s two tracks are not parallel. That is why I can never use them at same time.

@chbelismail2183 Ай бұрын

every think is good but still have blade wooble😢

@BitMANcnft 3 жыл бұрын

Papi