CSC50 surface not level

[MMCO]

I just received my CSC50 today and was calibrating the saw. I placed the aluminum fence on top to calibrate the blade height and noticed a lot of wobble in the fence due to the slider being a mm or so lower than the fixed surface. Someone previously mentioned they posted about this but I cannot find the thread. I would appreciate if someone would send me the previous thread so I can review. Thank you in advance.

 

[mcfal12]

There are a couple of different threads- try this one for starters.

Post in thread 'Festool CSC SYS 50 Tablesaw'

Oct 31, 2023

I checked my saw after unboxing it, and immediately noticed this same issue. I am flabbergasted at Festool as this is such an obvious thing to check on a tablesaw.

I am providing an update on the instructions that were provided by [member=72072]woodferret[/member] and @xeres. They were very helpful, but some folks might find the technical descriptions a bit cumbersome.

1. Unlock the sliding table
2. Push the table forward (towards the dust port) and in the center of the rail remove the plastic black cap. Caution, the cap breaks easily (see picture 1)
3. Unscrew the black screw underneath the cap using a...

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[woodferret]

The manual also has a section on just raising/lowering the slider. The thread went into more trying to rectify the tilt some people had.

 

[MMCO]

This is exactly the information I was searching for, thank you very much!

 

[MMCO]

Well, that was easy. I took less than 30 minutes, and would have been shorter if I didn't try duct tape first. The table is very level, minus the reported dip in the sliding table. I added a few accessories to improve accuracy and support larger pieces and am looking forward to using this on my next project. I wanted to point out an unexpected benefit of the Benchdogs miter fence. It rests perfectly on the base of the Festool dolly base, adding extra support for larger pieces in addition to the supplied support with the fence. Bloody brilliant!

Thank you again to everyone that assisted me. I was pretty bummed yesterday until I found the information.



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