On Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:37:45 -0400, J. Clarke
wrote:

On Sun, 17 Mar 2019 19:14:06 -0400, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:58:38 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:


I think the fact that you R&R'd parts caused this issue. It is not
unusual for the blade to be somewhere else after a major parts replacement.
Since the days of assembly line and interchangeable parts that should
NOT happen.

Google "manufacturing tolerances".

There's a reason that saws don't come with pre-cut zero clearance
inserts.

Thats why I didn't say 100% of the difference was caused by the
slippage of the old c clip. I allowed for a few thousandths of an inch
for manufacturing tolerances.

OP likely pushed the C clip out, as per his explanation, WAY back
before making his zero clearance inserts and sleds - before he got to
the point he knew his own strength and how tight things did NOT have
to be.
The difference between the proper "hand tight" and30 ft lbs will
make more difference than the few thousandths of an inch of
manufacturing tolerance. You can walk the blade edge significantly by
"dishing" the blade by overtorquing the blade.