rkrueger Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 I'm having a hell of a time with cross cutting the ends of a 3" x 3" milled boards so they are square. I've used a wixey angle guage and my eye+square to ensure the blade is a perfect 90 with the table. But each time I cut, it's not square. I've adjusted and adjusted to the point that I don't think it's the angle setting perpendicular to the table, but something else. What ever that something else is, I'm not sure and need some help. Other than blade angle, is there anything else that could be causing the top of the cut to be off. In the attached picture, the base of the square is where the board was on the table, and the rule goes to where the top of the blade was cutting. The blade is raised to its maximum height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkrueger Posted November 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Acutally, I just retested and I think I was measuring from the wrong side. I think my incra miter is slightly out of square. I'm going to go do some adjustments and test again. I tried to delete this post. Sorry for wasting time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Never a waste of time on here, we’ve all been there. Adjust the Incra as you said till it’s right, also are you using the stop on the Incra ? Pieces like that have drifted on me when cross cutting, sometimes a strong grip isn’t enough and it needs a stop or clamp to the gauge, and welcome to the forum if that hasn’t been said already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 If after the next round of adjustments you still are not getting a "square deal" from your saw, then snap some pictures of the saw and how you are doing the set up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Yeah, if it was your blade out of square vertically , you would have a slight bevel on the shoulder of your piece and not out of square along the length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Were you checking the blade for square at full height? My last table saw would slightly change angle when it was raised from 95% height to 100% height. Saws shouldn’t be this way, but it is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 If the blade is dirty, not sharp, or ground wrong, the cut will wander. Add this to the list of variables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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