jimi43
Established Member
Hi Guys
I saw a thread recently about a forum member trying to set up their Scheppach table saw and discussing the assistance from NMA.
My saw came from NMA via a local dealer and I did ask for the setup pages and shims mentioned here in that thread. Alas this was not provided.
SO...back to here to ask for help from you guys and the NMA member I know also comes here.
As suggested, the manuals are absolute garbage...indeed the English version (which is very brief) contains random German words...in key points...almost as if they either could not be bothered to translate into English or the gnome they got to do the translation hadn't learnt that word in school yet!!
I bought the "deal" which comprised of the saw...the sliding mitre fence...and both extensions. Needless to say the side extension does not line up with the table top either in elevation or in angle. It is off by a few mm and out by a few degrees (dips). I have fiddled about with the shims that did come standard on the side panels...and made some shims for the elevation but it still ain't good!
It is a real shame that they don't seem to take extra care to get the setup sorted out...the saw is beautiful other than that...
Ok so starting with the elevation...this is AFTER shimming:
The gaps are horrendous!
Stupid annoying things are stock...like the transition between the table and the extension table for the fence track....it simply doesn't travel beyond the table...because the screws used in the table are round head and the fence crashes into these...and even if they were the countersunk ones as on the extension...these are NOT countersunk as you can see and stick up. VERY poor engineering indeed!
The same problem is evident on the mitre fence endstop...this does not move past the actual mitre gauge...why...because it sticks up proud of the aluminium fence!
As for the mitre fence itself...mmm
Now I know that these things take AGES to tune and once it is in tune then I know it is going to be a darling but for heaven sake....for nearly £800 you would expect something a bit better out of the box and certainly not have to resort to posting like this because there is absolutely no intelligible setup information!
I know you guys will have solutions to all these problems...and I wonder what NMA have to say about this?
In anticipation....
Jim
I saw a thread recently about a forum member trying to set up their Scheppach table saw and discussing the assistance from NMA.
My saw came from NMA via a local dealer and I did ask for the setup pages and shims mentioned here in that thread. Alas this was not provided.
SO...back to here to ask for help from you guys and the NMA member I know also comes here.
As suggested, the manuals are absolute garbage...indeed the English version (which is very brief) contains random German words...in key points...almost as if they either could not be bothered to translate into English or the gnome they got to do the translation hadn't learnt that word in school yet!!
I bought the "deal" which comprised of the saw...the sliding mitre fence...and both extensions. Needless to say the side extension does not line up with the table top either in elevation or in angle. It is off by a few mm and out by a few degrees (dips). I have fiddled about with the shims that did come standard on the side panels...and made some shims for the elevation but it still ain't good!
It is a real shame that they don't seem to take extra care to get the setup sorted out...the saw is beautiful other than that...
Ok so starting with the elevation...this is AFTER shimming:
The gaps are horrendous!
Stupid annoying things are stock...like the transition between the table and the extension table for the fence track....it simply doesn't travel beyond the table...because the screws used in the table are round head and the fence crashes into these...and even if they were the countersunk ones as on the extension...these are NOT countersunk as you can see and stick up. VERY poor engineering indeed!
The same problem is evident on the mitre fence endstop...this does not move past the actual mitre gauge...why...because it sticks up proud of the aluminium fence!
As for the mitre fence itself...mmm
Now I know that these things take AGES to tune and once it is in tune then I know it is going to be a darling but for heaven sake....for nearly £800 you would expect something a bit better out of the box and certainly not have to resort to posting like this because there is absolutely no intelligible setup information!
I know you guys will have solutions to all these problems...and I wonder what NMA have to say about this?
In anticipation....
Jim
