NikkiC
Established Member
This is my first post on this forum. I've been lurking for a number of weeks. Greeting to all.
I've heard many good things about the Kity 419 table saw from posts on this forum. I decided to get one. This is my first table saw. I was taken aback by the quality of the cast alloy table and the sliding carriage. Absolutely amazing for a little table saw.
I have one little issue with it though. It seems set up to cut angles accurately at about 60 degrees only. This is the angle that the saw blade tends to rest at when the locking lever is released. Ok, that's a slight exaggeration. The problem is that the blade simply will not lock and stay at 90 degrees. I have to use my full force to get the blade at 90, as it appears I have to push it beyond an angle stop I can hear it pushing against. Then when I push the locking lever to lock it into position the blade assembly simply springs out of position once I disengage the positioning wheel and then slips some more too. I can't see whether there's some sort of "fix" unless I dissect the saw which took hours to set up . The locking lever is simply not up to it and slips against the shiny new paint work. I haven't given up and I'm now looking for some projects that require accurate 60 degree cuts!
I'll be calling NMA on Monday. But it just means the whole weekend is gone.
Nikki
I've heard many good things about the Kity 419 table saw from posts on this forum. I decided to get one. This is my first table saw. I was taken aback by the quality of the cast alloy table and the sliding carriage. Absolutely amazing for a little table saw.
I have one little issue with it though. It seems set up to cut angles accurately at about 60 degrees only. This is the angle that the saw blade tends to rest at when the locking lever is released. Ok, that's a slight exaggeration. The problem is that the blade simply will not lock and stay at 90 degrees. I have to use my full force to get the blade at 90, as it appears I have to push it beyond an angle stop I can hear it pushing against. Then when I push the locking lever to lock it into position the blade assembly simply springs out of position once I disengage the positioning wheel and then slips some more too. I can't see whether there's some sort of "fix" unless I dissect the saw which took hours to set up . The locking lever is simply not up to it and slips against the shiny new paint work. I haven't given up and I'm now looking for some projects that require accurate 60 degree cuts!
I'll be calling NMA on Monday. But it just means the whole weekend is gone.
Nikki