Blade runout on a TS75

[ewils91]

Hello everyone,
I recently bought an almost new TS75 from a coworker. The saw has been used very little. I did notice however that the splinter guard on the guide rail had been trimmed very close to the rail.

I used it tonight and noticed that it seemed to be splintering quite a bit so I checked the blade a little closer and it appeared to be warped. It was enough to see with the naked eye. I checked the flanges for debris or foreign objects and found none. I checked the runout on the arbor and it is OK. I reinstalled the blade and the runout was close to .020. I asked my coworker if he noticed it and he said he didn't (he is not a woodworker) My coworker did engrave his name in the blade however.

I also noticed that the flanges have a hard rubber washer glued to them, this is different than my TS55. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Does anyone have any suggestions? I think it is the blade as merely pushing on the high side of the warp made the runout less. I was going to check with my dealer to see if they had a blade truing service.

Thanks,
Eddy

 

[tbellemare]

Have you tried any other blades on the saw?

Tom

 

[ewils91]

Thanks for the reply Tom.

I haven't tried one yet as my dealer didn't have any in stock. I spoke to them today, they thought it might be the saw itself. I find this hard to believe but maybe. By the lack of responses I'd say that no one has seen this before aside from the obvious warped blade.