Randolph Scudder Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I received a new Ridgid r4512 table saw for Fathers Day and have been assembling it. I noticed that my table is anywhere from .020-.030 out of flatness. I know most cast iron table saws are not going to be perfectly flat, but even my job site saw is not this far out, is this going to be a problem? I've contacted the manufacturer, but as of yet, I have not heard back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I will await the contributions of more learned members of the forum, but that seems like a lot to me. I would have thought .005 would have been a more appropriate goal. You certainly don't need a feeler guage to see the discrepancy with your straight edge. But how accurate is the straight edge? One thing I have learned from hanging out here is that there is a difference between straight enough for a stair case or rafters and straight enough for joinery. So if that is an ordinary inexpensive carpenter's square it may not be accurate enough for this task. If that's a precision straight edge. Then yeah that table don't look flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Scudder Posted June 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Yeah, that's just an old Irwin carpentars square I'm bringing a machinist's flat bar to get a better measurement tomorrow. I have a precision 8inch bar but that's not long enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Oh, Happy Father's Day, and welcome to the forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Mark J said: Oh, Happy Father's Day, and welcome to the forum. +1 to what Mark said! Regarding the saw table top, HD is pretty good about refunds and exchanges, IMO. But the chances are spotty that a replacement will be much better. Be prepared to replace it , live with it, or put in the elbow grease to flatten it yourself. Also, I would consider removing (at least loosten) the trunions from the top before acting to correct anything. It may be that the structure attached under the top is not properly assembled, and has placed it in tension, resulting in the warp you measured. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankstick Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Good luck with the manufacturer and HD. HD wouldn't honor a warranty claim on a Ryobi battery. Haven't been back since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Bankstick said: Good luck with the manufacturer and HD. HD wouldn't honor a warranty claim on a Ryobi battery. Haven't been back since. I’d imagine you’d need to go through Ryobi for that. I bought a Milwaukee 12v drill that was DOA (bad switch, would work from 0-75% speed and shut off past 75%) and HD refunded it without question. They didn’t even want the bonus battery back, so I bought another drill set and ended up with 2 free batteries. That does look out of flat more than I would expect. I have the Ridgid jobsite saw and it has a couple very slightly low spots, but nothing like that. As mentioned, I’d verify that straight edge is straight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 That's a huge gap & ai can't imagine how that got past QC. I would pack up the whole thing & return it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Scudder Posted June 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Hopefully, Ridgid will get back to me on Monday and wtnhighlander that's a good idea about the trunions I'll loosen them tonight and see if there are any changes tomorrow. Thanks for the welcomes and Happy Fathers Day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankstick Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Ryobi says to go through the HD Tool Rental department. Our local HD doesn't have one now, have to drive to Chattanooga for warranty work. Found a mom-and-pop small engine shop that is a Ryobi service center. Had them take care of the battery; took about 6 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 If the local HD are asses, then call HQ customer service. Ask for a supervisor. Never failed me. Some of the locals are idiots. Many are helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Scudder Posted June 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 Well, returning the table saw to HD when I received it the box it was missing one of the packing straps probably was dropped but who knows. This time I'm not excepting it if the box looks to be damaged. Now I have to get some relatives to help get it to the store I'm disabled with a bad back so no lifting for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 Good luck with the second go around, hope it is better then the first. Things like that can be frustrating when is all you want to do is cut some wood and make things. Welcome to the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Randolph Scudder Posted June 24, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Well, started setting up for the second time and just looking at the top I can see a big difference. The t-tracks top bevels are narrower and more uniformed and the throat plate opening is not jagged and sharp either. You can see the flatness is now more of what I would expect too, happy now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 That's great! Glad to see the replacement saw was mage better. I wish companies would do a better job of quality control. So what's your first project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 That's great glad it worked out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Great to hear. Now you can get to making things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Scudder Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 First up crosscut sled then rustic flags for the 4th and a desk that I've been putting off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Don't forget to post pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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