All,
I am the new owner of a PM2000. Unfortunately I am not getting the cut quality that I thought I would. There are definate and distinct blade marks on the cut. My old contractors saw did a better job.
Here is the setup process that I have followed so far.
1. Blade to miter slot alignment is within 0.001
2. Fence to miter slot alignment. The fence cants away from the blade 0.004"
3. Square the fence to the table. (Perfect)
4. Measured runout at the edge of the blade. It is less than 0.002". I have tried two different Forrest WWII blades with the same result.
5. Measure the flatness of the fence along the length. hhhm. In my fence there is about 0.01 to 0.02 indententaions in the fence where ever the mounting bolts attach it to the steel tube.
Does anyone use the UHMW fence sides that came with the saw? How close to flat should I expect? I would assume much closer to 0.005. I need to pickup some Baltic Birch tomorrow and make my own fence sides and try it tomorrow.
Any other suggestions?