Blade drift on PC 324MAG circular saw
Lyptus
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I just purchased a porter-cable 324MAG 7 1/4″ circular saw. When cross-cutting 2″x8″ lumber with a speed square as a guide, the saw blade tracks to the right, away from the scribe line and straight edge. No matter how hard I try to hold the saw against the guide- it still tracks slightly to the right- off of square. I checked the blade alignment and it seems ok. I checked to see if the drift was caused by the blade getting pinched in the cut and this is not the case. Any ideas as to what might be causing the problem?
Lyptus
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blade is not parrell to the edge you are using as a guide...
basicly the saw is out of square... blade to base..
return it as defective and get another..
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Edited 8/29/2006 8:37 am by IMERC
How can the saw be out of square if I measured the same distance from the front and rear blade edges to the right and left base edges?
that seems to be the reason usually...
plan "B"
lotta play in the arbor..
or too thin of a blade or it's bent or dull..
or the base is flexing on the saw from torque or mounts are loose.....
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or rest a piece of material with exact parrell sides against the blade..
let it protrude past the edge of the saw base...
measure back from the edge of the material to the saw base...
same exact measire or just a fuzz off...
did you drop the saw???
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went and looked at a pic of one of those saws...
WTB it's out of square...
get a replacement...
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Return the saw.
ycfd
Edited 8/29/2006 8:46 am ET by dinothecarpenter
why the edit...
that was a good post...
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Because you give the right answer and no reason for mine.
ycf
Turn it upside down and hold your 4' level against the blade-That ought to show a flaw in the alignment if there is one.
It could be the blade. For just a few dollars you can replace the blade and see if the problem persists. You'll always have need of a spare blade.
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Im having a similar problem with mine.The saw makes a noise/vibration on and off,almost as if the arbor nut isnt tight. Also ,the cut is not as nice as it should be. I keep eyeballing it and see nothing obvious.Guess I'll check it more closely.
mike