I recently purchased a Laguna Fusion 2 table saw. When retracting the blade, it cannot go below the top of the table. About 1/8″ of the blade sticks up. Any thoughts on how to adjust that?
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The facetious answer would be take the blade out, then it won't stick out the top of the table.
Sorry, I've got no experience with that saw so that's the best answer I've got for you.
Given the manufacture it's possible that the saw is primarily designed to metric specs. The problem is some blade manufacturers make nominal 10" blades to 250mm some 254mm and some 255mm. The differential between 250mm and 255 mm is approximately ⅛". If your saw was designed for 250 mm blades and the blade you have is 255 mm that could be the explanation. Check your manual and see if there is any kind of adjustment on the trunion to control the lowest blade height. If not you may need to buy blades that are 250 mm, assuming that is the problem.
As an example DeWalt makes both 250mm and 254mm blades but their 250mm blades are intended for metric arbor saws and won't work on a ⅝" arbor. Their 254mm blades are a truer 10" blade and are made with a ⅝" arbor.
I believe Forest, Rigid and Freud make their ⅝" arbor blades to 250mm so that may be an option.
Can't speak to forest, but both my ridgid blade and my freud blade are at least labelled to be 254mm rather than 250mm, though it's possible that's just a direct conversion from the nominal 10".
If your blade is actually 254mm diameter, a 250mm blade will reduce the amount sticking up above the table by 2mm, not 4mm. If your blade currently sticks up by 3.2mm (1/8") changing the blade might not quite get rid of the projection, although it would be smaller.
I have no experience with that saw but I would gamble that it is the same cause as when it happens with my Delta contractors saw. Unplug the saw, remove the table insert and the blade. With a light, look down in there and you will see lots of nooks and crannies filled with sawdust. Many of these are guideways that are followed by other components when rising, lowering, and tilting the blade. After a while the grooves get impacted with sawdust and the other components that ride in those grooves just push the dust to the ends and then they can't travel the full distance. The easiest thing to do if you have an air compressor is to blow air into and around everything you can gain access to. You might do some good with a vacuum but the hose is usually too big to get into and around all of the spaces. I'll bet this will help.
What bilyo said.
I'm under the impression this is a new saw, and thus not likely to have sawdust accumulation.
Yup, that was it. Blew it out and it's fine now! Surprised me since I have not been using it for that long. Thanks for taking the time to respond!
This maybe a recent change, due to Saw Stop, apparently there brake system is very sensitive to that ⅛". In fact Forrest started manufacturing a true 10" or 254mm blade just for Saw Stops whereas their blades had been 9⅞" or 250mm for years. This let's blade manufacturers have one blank for European and Imperial spec saws and only change the arbor size.
I have linked a thread from Saw Stop owners discussing this very problem. It's possible since this is a few years old that the popularity of Saw Stop has forced blade manufacturers to rethink their products.
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?274135-10-quot-Table-Saw-blade-diameters-on-SawStop