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1. 
   DougF | Jul 14, 2005 09:47pm | #1

   Butch, unless the depth is critical, recut the bevel opn both pieces to match at 11  13/16.  If you must have 12 1/8 depth, glue the additional 1/2" on the back of each which will keep the shelf brackets at the same spacing.

    

    

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   WillGeorge | Jul 16, 2005 08:38pm | #2

   I'd 'true' up the edge with a hand plane and a shooting board.. and glue on a 'shim' of what you need to size the length in order to align the holes.. Then hand plane to size you need on the shooting board. Sounds like you are not off that much so it may work.. Well, if you have a really good glue joint and the grain is matched the best you can..

   Or start over!

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   SenorDorado | Jul 17, 2005 04:04pm | #4

   Thanks Will for your reply, I'm not familiar with what a shooting board is. Can you elaborate?

    

             Butch

3. 
   Pondfish | Jul 17, 2005 05:25am | #3

   One suggestion is to make sure your table saw is tuned properly.  Measure the distance from the slot to the front and back of the blade with the blade at 90 and 45 degree angles.  Most people only tune the saw with the blade at 90; if you have a difference of >0.004" when the blade is at 45 degrees, you trunion is out of alignment and will cause burning and sticking when you are cutting at 45 degrees.

   This may not help you with your present issue, but it will help prevent it from happening again (and again, and again...)

   To align the trunion, you need to place shims either at the front or rear table top bolts (to tilt the table either up a bit at the front or rear).

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   SenorDorado | Jul 17, 2005 04:07pm | #5

   Paul

       Thanks for the tip, I will definitely check that out.

              Butch

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   forestgirl | Jul 17, 2005 05:53pm | #6

   Assuming the table saw is a contractors version, the trunnion assembly is probably being pulled out of alignment by the motor when it's tilted to 45*.  In some extremely bad cases, there's the more severe problem of the assembly being out of square, but that doesn't sound like the case here.  This shifting of alignment at 45* is a sad fact of life for many contractors saw.  It's been highlighted in the current issue of American Woodworker, and they suggest putting on an auxillary fence that's shimmed at one end to make it parallel to the saw blade.

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