So I picked up my new saw today. I found this on craigslist for $175. It's a Craftsman 315-228390 with a router table like cast iron wing on the left side, and a stamped steel right wing. The fence is pretty solid but I think I'll eventually replace it (not decided yet).
The top itself has a little rust on it but very light. I'm going to take care of that this weekend, and give it a good waxing. How do I lubricate the miter slots, or should I leave those alone? On my guitars I use graphite to lube the metal saddles the strings rest in.. I was thinking of doing the same here...
Also came with a single roller support stand that I'm sure I'll find some use for. I think I did pretty good on this deal. Not the saw I had finally decided to get (Grizzly hybrid) but I think this is a good starter to hold me over until I can afford that one.
I have not actually *used* the saw yet. I was going to open up my book, The Complete Table Saw Book, and follow through it's tune-up/alignment section.
It started a little rough the first few times. Not sure what would cause that. In fact it took it awhile before it would actually spin all the way up. I let it run for a few minutes with the belt off and then slipped it back on. Seems to be running much better now. Still a small jolt at startup though. Would that be normal?
Tune-up suggestions?
So yeah, there we have it... Now I'm going to start planning my first real project with this sucker
The top itself has a little rust on it but very light. I'm going to take care of that this weekend, and give it a good waxing. How do I lubricate the miter slots, or should I leave those alone? On my guitars I use graphite to lube the metal saddles the strings rest in.. I was thinking of doing the same here...
Also came with a single roller support stand that I'm sure I'll find some use for. I think I did pretty good on this deal. Not the saw I had finally decided to get (Grizzly hybrid) but I think this is a good starter to hold me over until I can afford that one.
I have not actually *used* the saw yet. I was going to open up my book, The Complete Table Saw Book, and follow through it's tune-up/alignment section.

It started a little rough the first few times. Not sure what would cause that. In fact it took it awhile before it would actually spin all the way up. I let it run for a few minutes with the belt off and then slipped it back on. Seems to be running much better now. Still a small jolt at startup though. Would that be normal?
Tune-up suggestions?

So yeah, there we have it... Now I'm going to start planning my first real project with this sucker