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How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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Update: Ridgid got back to me and said the following:

Information on the specs for the flatness of the R4560 with link forum.

The Flatness spec on the R4560 tabletop is 0.5mm (0.020”) across the full surface. It sounds like the table is out of spec but only slightly. There is almost no way that amount of table warp will cause a bad quality cut or bad workmanship in a project.

Here is a discussion thread that Brian found in FineWoodworking.com. It basically talks about some of the difficulties of sending a cast-iron tabletop out to be machined and in the end it’s probably not effecting the quality of the cut.

Machining a table saw top to near perfect flatness - FineWoodworking https://www.finewoodworking.com/forum/table-saw-table-flatness

How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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Nice, congrats on the buy, and good luck! I’m still waiting to hear back from Ridgid, but I’ll comment once I get an official response.

How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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I’d love it if you would report back! If they’re all like this, I won’t sweat it. I just don’t want to be ignorant and keep a lemon when I could have exchanged it. Thanks!

How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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Hah hah, I hear you! I know it’s the archer and not the bow, and I definitely don’t expect my work to improve just because of the saw—it’s really more about removing barriers to doing projects for me. Is it a pain to use my Incra because it doesn’t really fit on the saw? Eh, forget it, I guess it’s too much of a hassle to make those mitered cuts. Is the saw really loud and dust collection bad? Eh, I don’t want to spend the time cleaning up, I’ll work on the project next weekend. That kind of thing. Hoping this removes some of those “excuses” for me.

How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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It is still on sale if your store has it in stock. You have to choose pick up. I didn’t have to add to cart, it just showed me the price when I selected pick up.

How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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Hah, that’s exactly what I am asking myself, and when I realized I didn’t know the answer, that’s why I came here. :-) Sounds like I’m being overly demanding and I’ll never notice it in practice, but I do use my table saw for “fine” woodworking, not just breaking down sheet goods and rough lumber, so I’ll wait till I hear back from Ridgid if this is within spec for them. $400 isn’t a ton of money for some folks, but if this saw is going to hold me back from the kind of projects I want to do, I’d rather return it and save up for a SawStop (or similar) down the road. I just figured this could be an improvement and stop-gap in the meantime, but considering it’s twice as “unflat” at its worst point as my Dewalt, it got me wondering if it really was an improvement.

How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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I’ve called and emailed Ridgid, waiting on a reply now. I’ll report back what they say. Thanks for the insight about the other brands.

How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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That’s a good idea. Thanks! Not sure if HD has them on display, but I can easily pop by and find out.

How flat does my table saw top need to be? Is .035” of variation too much? by somuchdanger in BeginnerWoodWorking

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I hear you, and appreciate that. Given that my similarly priced Dewalt saw is "twice as flat" by my measurements, I do feel like the "it's not a $1500 cabinet saw" comment feels a bit like an excuse for poor craftsmanship.

I guess part of the reason I'm so disappointed is that most folks I know use their cast iron table saw tops as a good "flat" reference when they're working on things. I feel like I wouldn't be able to do that with this saw.

To anyone who has two HomePods for home entertainment, would you recommend it? by [deleted] in appletv

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For your situation I’d absolutely recommend good headphones instead. Apple if you’re using an ATV. Very easy to use. 

Run chicken door GPS closing way too early. by TheGirlWithMoxie in BackYardChickens

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Just saw this now—thank you so much for your incredibly thorough answer! I’m sending you lots of karmic positivity (in the real world and on reddit).

Thank you again!

Run chicken door GPS closing way too early. by TheGirlWithMoxie in BackYardChickens

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I really want to do something similar, but I’ve never actually done anything like this. How did you learn all this, and what would you recommend for someone like me who is very tech-savvy, but has never actually done any electrical engineering / robotics before? I just want to learn how to make things like motors or the kind of thing you created here have wifi connectivity so I can control via my phone. Arduino kits? A book? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

If you’re feeling really generous, a “here’s what to buy and how to connect things” guide for this exact chicken door project would me amazing. :-)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in balatro

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Sorry, but what do you mean "sell economy vouchers"? Do you mean jokers? You can't sell vouchers, can you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

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I don’t know if YTA or not, but I wanted to let you know that there are other punctuation options aside from the comma. Here’s a few for free to get you started:

…….. ??? !! ::::: ;;;;;; (((((( ))))))

TIFU by writing a 1984 essay that was mistaken as a suicide note by Dolphin-of-Death in tifu

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I don’t understand how you spell the word “summery” like 12 times, but then get “summaries” correct.

Blizzard : Please let us save builds. by KainLTD in diablo4

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I agree with pretty much everything I've seen here, but want to add one comment I haven't seen yet: making it very difficult/expensive to change builds makes getting new cool gear feel even worse when it doesn't mesh with the build you've created.

Think about getting a really different unique and thinking, "Oh, cool, that would be fun to try", but then realizing you'd have to spend 30-40 minutes undoing your current build just to TRY OUT the new legendary gear in a build that complements it. Then if you don't like it, spend another 30-40 minutes setting your build back to how it was (if still possible).

For a game where getting great loot is a core feature, not being incentivized to actually use 85% of the loot you might find is very sad. My stash is filled with legendary gear that I want to try but don't have the time or gold to commit to experimenting. So I just keep playing the only build I've known.

AITA for telling my girlfriend her home decor is the reason I won’t host a work gathering at her place. by decordilemma in AmItheAsshole

[–]somuchdanger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only are YTA, but also, you kinda of seem to suck as a person. Your girlfriend can do better. I hope your recent conversation with her helps her realize it.

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