My saw does not have a dedicated stand, I put it on a ?? ply base to be able to clamp it to my fold down work top. So the undercarriage is not as firm as a butchers block either, only fairly rigid, bearing that shortfall in mind, when I put it on the worktop without clamps and turn the speed up full, it will slowly walk its way off the table. When clamped down, the vibration is transmitted to the work bench and everything on the bench starts moving around. Yes I have done the adjustments as described by Steve, and there is very little N/S movement, I have also tightened all the nuts and bolts, around the saw and arms, so there is little to no movement E/W either.
When I think about it, the whole thing is so solid, that it is like a hammer drill with this mechanism inside leaping up and down at 1,500 revs/Min. There is no rubber bushing to dampen it down, if there were, you would lose the direct drive effect and therefore some accuracy, because the workings would be independent of the top. Unfortunately, along with the vibration comes the noise at higher speed, and as described earlier in this posting, I was going to add some soundproofing to the top and possibly to the sides as well. But before I do that, I intend to make a temporary ?? MDF plate to replace the steel one, to see if that helps. I will let you know how that performs when I have tested it.
While on the subject, ask Keefie about his problems with the EX 16, he is into his third one now and still having problems. Being fair to Axminster, the supplier over here, they are actively trying to sort him out but how far does patience get you. I have no idea where your saws in the States come from but ours are made by General International of Montreal. Unfortunately the manual omits to tell us where they are made. Iggy.
