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   SantaBarbaraSawDust | Apr 28, 2006 10:07pm | #1

   The first thing to check is the flatness of your table, after this(or vise versa), check the bottom of your miter gage for burrs. Regardless, both should and need to be flat, if not, call the Delta customer service line.  This shouldn't happen and you can't live with this problem either.

   If the problem can't be fixed, sell it back to the vendor (or Delta)you bought it from before the warranty expires.

   Good luck.

   Terry
   Santa Barbara,CA
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   hammer1 | Apr 29, 2006 12:08am | #2

   Are you saying that the miter gauge scratches the steel table of the saw, or it scratches the throat plate around the blade?. The throat plate is adjustable by the set screws in the corners. They need to be adjusted so that the plate sits flush with the table. There may be a burr or other sharp area on the miter gauge. All you should have to do is file or sand the rough spot a little. The miter gauges are aluminum, they shouldn't scratch a cast iron table. Painted throat plates are a different story. It's common for the paint to wear off over time. Setting it correctly will help along with a light coat of paste wax now and then.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   Knotscott | Apr 29, 2006 12:25am | #3

   "Marks" are not uncommon from miter gauges and fences on cast iron. "Scratches" that can be felt with a finger nail are another matter. Do you have detectable scratches or just visible marks?

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   John_D | Apr 29, 2006 12:28am | #4

   Yeah, I get marks on mine too, maybe just the gauge scraping away the wax I use for anti-rust.  No scratches, as you describe.My goal is for my work to outlast me.  Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.

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   jackiechan | Apr 29, 2006 09:06am | #5

   Mike,

   Unbolt the miter gauge/fence from the bar and lightly buff the bottom of it with some 220 grit wet/dry paper.  Fold a piece in half and sand off any metal burrs that you might see.  You can rub the bottom with a good paste wax to help it slide better.  You can add an aux. wooden fence to the gauge, and by mounting it with the gauge raised up a slight bit, it will slide on the wood and not the metal.

   Dan Kornfeld, Owner/President - Odyssey Wood Design, Inc.

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   rxmpo | Apr 30, 2006 08:05am | #6

   I have glued a thin piece of felt to the bottom of the gauge and it slides extremely smooth now.  The table still has light scratched from the miter but not any gouges.  A coating of wax will help the glide also.  Thanks for all the help gang.  (Can you tell I just started???) 

   Mike

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   ThreePuttJoe | Apr 30, 2006 10:29pm | #7

   The best solution I found was to use that UHMW tape on the bottom of the side piece(s). When I got my Jessem Master Fence, it had this stuff on the bottom to facilitate easy sliding...so when I got a miter gauge for the router table, I used some of this stuff on the bottom as not to scratch the top. It sldes beautufully, and I haven't had a single scratch.

   They have this tape at Woodcraft and I'm sure a million other places.