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Magnets.... why didn't I think of that - even when I have one of those magnetic dial indicator holders that I use on the saw... Really like that design. Cheers!

I recently got an Axminster AT254LTS. The crown guard is this: I hate it. It's too wide and makes it basically impossible to rip with less than 40mm against the fence using push sticks. The side panels that rise and fall cause inconsistent friction on the wood which leads to less than smooth...

:cool: For whatever reason, a new card scraper fixed it. New one is a Clifton from woodworkersworkshop. Old one was a Bahco. Probably something I did to it...

I have the Quangsheng low-angle others have mentioned. I don't think it's very high-quality. The various adjustments are very stiff.

*waves from electric land*

OK, very interesting... And you don't find that curved cuts mess up the set and make it wander when you want to cut (non-resaw) straight?

Throwing something else into the mix... A few of you have replied that a wide blade isn't necessary for straight cuts. I then found Band saw blade for ripping I wonder if I can leave a 1/4" blade on the BS350 90% of the time and use it for both curved and straight cuts. Basically everything...

:ROFLMAO: Can the fence be easily removed without losing any alignments? And does it move out of position when locked down? Those are my two biggest gripes with the non-Sabre 350. Thanks!

Felder wants to charge £500 for delivery...

I'm too self-critical of my 'work' to share it so far ;) 2022 is the year that changes... maybe... What I really like about electrics is that you can actually complete a guitar in a day. Search YouTube for 'Crimson guitars 6 hour challenge' for what I think is the most interesting video I've...

I had a 1/4" blade on the BS350 and the stupid bearing system caused havoc since mine aren't machined properly (I notice the Sabre has the nicer kind). I also had a 3/4" blade but couldn't get it to sit on the top wheel where I wanted. Also don't think I could tension it properly. Now I'm using...

There's a few times I've hit the 350mm capacity. Also since it's just for straight cuts, I'd also like to use 1" blades.

I thought long and hard about whether I wanted one of those. The thing that really put me off, other than what you say, is that if there's a kickback, the grippy green stuff (which is excellent, I have it on the router table kind of block) is going to send the block wherever the wood goes...

I make guitars in a home workshop and currently have a Record BS350. I've got it absolutely dialled in to make nice straight cuts using all the usual advice here (Tuff saws, Snodgrass bearing placement etc.). But I hate switching blades to something that can make curved cuts and having to faff...

Latest update. Spoke with the Axminster service team (different from the normal support), who were excellent. They had their guys try to replicate the issue on their end and have decided that it's a replacement jobby since it would require a bearing press on-site which isn't going to happen...

Jinxed it. Their response was "have I tried adjusting the riving knife?". Why didn't I think of that??

I thought I'd dodged a bullet when I immediately checked the table for flat before unpacking. I've never had completely flat cast iron anything before, so I thought it was a good sign... Unfortunately due to the magnitude of the movement (~1mm) and the difference in thickness of blade kerf and...

I measured the distance between the riving knife arm (attached to the arbour) and the blade during the rise and fall. It moves by 1mm. So any adjustment of the grub screws is pointless. Simply optimising for a particular blade height.

Attached a screenshot from the manual showing the riving knife assembly. The riving knife sits on an arm that pivots around the arbour as the blade rises and falls. Having 4 grub screws means there's total control over the riving knife position with respect to that arm. But it's like the arm...

Merry xmas. Santa brought me an Axminster AT254LTS table saw. Everything was going so well. Cast iron table is perfectly flat. Fence, blade to mitre, etc. were super easy to set up perfectly. Then came the riving knife... I seemed to be going in circles for a few hours, messing around with the...