I bought a new laguna Bandsaw, but it seems to me the table top is warped
.I sent them this picture...
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Table after leveling bolt adjusted.jpg
The light under the square at number 35 shows how uneven the top is on either side of the slot where the saw blade is slipped in. There's a leveling screw at the outer edge of the table that is to be used to bring the two side level if there's any deviation. I have cranked that screw down as far as i dare and the picture is after the adjustment.
In the following picture, the square was set up across the blade slot just to the right of the throat plate. You can see the shiny spot at the end of the blade slot where a bolt sits to bring the two sides level.
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laguna shot.jpg
That gap stops a piece of wood dead when sliding it forward.
What the sevice guy suggested is to adjust the plate that the trunions sit on. Those adjustments are basically used to square the blade to the table top. I really can't imagine that there's enough force there to alter the table top through the trunions.
Seeing the the entire back table is flat where the fence sits, adjusting the screws on the mounting plate would have to put some wicked stress on the top to bring it in line... but i am not an engineer. Anyone familiar with this type of adjustment and could it really work?
I am a bit hesitant to mess with them since the less adjustments i have to do the better my simple mind can deal with it. I was impressed that i was able to make it through the adjustments and able to get everything nice and set up with my first try (other than this one issue).
Should i tell them they are crazy or might he actually be making some sense?
I did send the above picture and a short video of a piece of wood stopping at the blade slot.
Hope I am explaining it correctly as this is my first bandsaw and i could be describing it badly.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Rob
