DIYbanter - View Single Post - Hmmmm.... table saw cabinet twisted after moving between shops... options?

woodchucker[_3_]

On 12/30/2013 12:45 PM, wrote:
Greetings!

So, after months without my shop due to moving and a need to reinforce some joists to remove interfering lally columns in the basement of my new house, I finally had movers come to get my shop into my new basement.

The movers were cutrate local guys but they said they would bring three people and asked that nothing weigh over 300 lbs. Sure, I can do that, just take the top off my saw and everything else is good. My buddy (a big guy with a strong back) actually carried the saw himself with the motor out but the main granite top on and I assume the top and the motor are similar in weight. In any case, three movers should have been able to easily handle my saw.

I had 96 hours to report any issues with the move... I see a coupla things that are minor damage that I should report, but nothing that amounts to more than a coupla bucks as far as I can tell.

Famous last words... reassembling my 3 hp Steel City hybrid saw, I notice an abrasion on the back side of the saw. Ruh roh raggy. Aligning the slot with the blade, I can only get it within about .050" with all the bolts in. Huh... runout, perhaps? I take the two bolts out on the non-tilt wheel side of the table and attempt to realign it. Now I can easily get .004". Crap. So they twisted the frame of my saw. I should have bought a steel plate and bolted it to the top of my cabinet. But I didn't.

I can get all four bolts in the top through the holes in the saw frame but then the alignment is crap at best.

I am outside the reporting period and will let the mover know but have little expectation that they will do anything about it - and if they did, it would probably involve a great deal of hassle for me, including swapping my motor and trunnions onto a new frame, or some other equally painful experience. And, as I note in #1 below, my best solution involves messing with trunnions anyway so trying to get a new cabinet out of the mover, while appropriate, really doesn't do me much good. And is more painful than all of my options I list below.

Was thinking there were a number of options:

1. Move the trunnions. Since I can get all four bolts in the top, and the misalignment is not runout, but rather that the frame of the saw is twisted, this should be an option. Seems the best solution, but likely the most painful.

2. Redrill some of the holes in the cabinet to accommodate the new geometry. Highly unlikely.

3. Try to whack or twist the saw back into place. This is almost as good as number one, but also, I am not sure really if this can be done without a great deal of sweat and hassle.

4. This one I really kinda like because I am back in the shop today (!), but concerns me some: only use two bolts to attach the granite top to the saw. There is good contact between the top and the cabinet, and with the weight of the top, I really don't foresee issues with vibration.

I really do like #1 and may actually give it a whirl, but not before contacting steel city. Prolly do #4 initially and see how things go in terms of the cutting and the stability of the alignment.

Anyone else have alternate suggestions, please let me know.

TIA,

Peter

So before you go off half cocked. what makes you think your floor is
flat. Mine isn't I have to shim the equipment to get it squared up.

Try that first. Try shimming the cabinet, use standard wedges first.

Moving your trunion should not be a big deal, but might not be necessary.

Good luck.

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Jeff