Good evening,
I must ask the forum members who use this Dewalt table saw model for a bit of help, assistance, advice.
I bought mine 1 year ago but it only has no more than 10 hours of work in total. Probably less. At about half of this runtime, I noticed that the front rack began to move 1-2 mm to the left and right while the lock lever was activated. So basically the fence wood slip during cuts. Soon after, the lock lever stopped applying pressure. It would engage and get into the locked position but both front and back racks could be moved by hand. I tried to gradually adjust it according to the manual but to no avail. The lock lever would only become sturdier and I could barely lock it but the rails (racks) continued to move freely.
Took it to the service and it came back about 3-4 weeks later (twice the normal time) allegedly 'fixed'. The service guys avoided to tell me what the issue was, said something about a theoretical broken plastic thingie in the lock lever mechanism (there's no plastic there).
Next, when lowering the blade it would drop, skipping steps/rotations. They said it was normal for this saw. After I started using ptfe lube the saw became not normal and no more skipping steps. But I have to repeat the lubing every few cuts, otherwise it starts dropping again.
Finally, there's a play in the motor/blade housing. A pretty big play I would say. Again, they said it is normal.
I don't know how things are in the UK, but here service technicians are so overwhelmed by the huge amount of machines to repair that they won't have time 'to waste' on petty issues like the motor housing moving during the cuts. Or at least not for a 700 EUR saw.
Ok, long story short, after adding another 5 hours of runtime, all of the sudden the front rack started moving again, showing the same symptoms.
I turned it upside down, started checking screws, cleaned it well, lubed it. After tinkering around with it, the lock lever stopped clamping at all and the rack now moves freely (again!).
I will post the videos with all these symptoms. If any of you could give me a (written) hand, I'd be much obliged. The saw has 2 more years of warranty but I'm in physical therapy and can't carry it to the service for a few months at least.
I must ask the forum members who use this Dewalt table saw model for a bit of help, assistance, advice.
I bought mine 1 year ago but it only has no more than 10 hours of work in total. Probably less. At about half of this runtime, I noticed that the front rack began to move 1-2 mm to the left and right while the lock lever was activated. So basically the fence wood slip during cuts. Soon after, the lock lever stopped applying pressure. It would engage and get into the locked position but both front and back racks could be moved by hand. I tried to gradually adjust it according to the manual but to no avail. The lock lever would only become sturdier and I could barely lock it but the rails (racks) continued to move freely.
Took it to the service and it came back about 3-4 weeks later (twice the normal time) allegedly 'fixed'. The service guys avoided to tell me what the issue was, said something about a theoretical broken plastic thingie in the lock lever mechanism (there's no plastic there).
Next, when lowering the blade it would drop, skipping steps/rotations. They said it was normal for this saw. After I started using ptfe lube the saw became not normal and no more skipping steps. But I have to repeat the lubing every few cuts, otherwise it starts dropping again.
Finally, there's a play in the motor/blade housing. A pretty big play I would say. Again, they said it is normal.
I don't know how things are in the UK, but here service technicians are so overwhelmed by the huge amount of machines to repair that they won't have time 'to waste' on petty issues like the motor housing moving during the cuts. Or at least not for a 700 EUR saw.
Ok, long story short, after adding another 5 hours of runtime, all of the sudden the front rack started moving again, showing the same symptoms.
I turned it upside down, started checking screws, cleaned it well, lubed it. After tinkering around with it, the lock lever stopped clamping at all and the rack now moves freely (again!).
I will post the videos with all these symptoms. If any of you could give me a (written) hand, I'd be much obliged. The saw has 2 more years of warranty but I'm in physical therapy and can't carry it to the service for a few months at least.