Puzzles

[edward]

I been trying to  cut Puzzles and they only fit up thru the bottom and not the top, table is level and also the blade is level been using  FD#7 and Fd#5 ultra reverse. Does anyone have any suggestions what the problem could be.  Thanks

[kmmcrafts]

1 hour ago, edward said:

I been trying to  cut Puzzles and they only fit up thru the bottom and not the top, table is level and also the blade is level been using  FD#7 and Fd#5 ultra reverse. Does anyone have any suggestions what the problem could be.  Thanks

Get a fairly thick scrap, cut straight into it and then spin it around to the back side of the blade and see if the blade fits in the slot easy.. Many times a blade looks square using a small machinist square but it's hard to see the very slight gaps and puzzles are quite picking and need to be spot on.. BTW.. keep that scrap block and you can check squareness from time to time very quickly and easily. 

Other causes, blade tension, pushing the wood too hard and making the blade bow a little.. etc etc. 

[OCtoolguy]

What Kevin said!

[Dan]

I had a similar issue years ago. It ended up being the front-to-back motion of the blade. I couldn't adjust the blade any more so I adjusted the table and that solved the problem. 

[Roberta Moreton]

Check to see if your blade is centered in the chuck. Top and bottom. THAT was my issue. THEN check and adjust the rest for square.

[barb.j.enders]

All of the above.  Or.... it just makes the puzzle that much more challenging

[meflick]

Make sure you’re not pushing, let the blade do the work. Takes longer, but even the slightest bit of pushing will make it out of square which becomes an issue like this with a puzzle. 

[Sycamore67]

When I cut puzzles, I use a small square at the beginning and after every blade change.  I make most of my puzzles from 3/4" stock with a #5 FD Polar blade which is skip tooth.  Any off perpendicular will cause issues like yours.

[William Eicehelberger]

I had similar problems with cutting puzzles with my Dewalt and Delta saws but them I bought a Excalibur  I aliened the blade and was able to cut a out of 3/4 popular using a  #2 blade but they don't hold up soo well so I now use #3 blade and every thig works out well

Bill.

[Scrappile]

I do not have a square small enough to fit between my table to and upper blade clamp.  So the other day I made this  gauge to use.  I am planning on doing. some work that requires me to tilt my table.  I thought this would be the easiest way to tilt it to where I want it and then set it back to 90° when I want.  Seems to work good, cost nothing and easy to make and I can hang it by the saw.

 

[barb.j.enders]

22 hours ago, Scrappile said:

I do not have a square small enough to fit between my table to and upper blade clamp.  So the other day I made this  gauge to use.  I am planning on doing. some work that requires me to tilt my table.  I thought this would be the easiest way to tilt it to where I want it and then set it back to 90° when I want.  Seems to work good, cost nothing and easy to make and I can hang it by the saw.

 

I use an gauge like that but from an old geometry set so it is clear plastic.

[Scrappile]

One advantage to this paper one is I think if I find the perfect angle for something I am making, I could draw a line there say in red using the blade as a straight edge and make note what on the paper what that angle if for, if I decided to make the same thing again.  Don't know, maybe it would work.

[Norm Fengstad]

Sometimes I use a spiral and gently touch the cuts to straighten out any deviations. 

[new2woodwrk]

Your problem is the table and blade are not squared

Take a piece of wood tall enough to fit... Oh heck here watch this video - very easy to fix