Thanks Matthew, I too was looking for a review on the saw and struggled to find anything on KZread. Great thorough review and thanks for the tips.

Nice, thorough review. I think that this will be the next addition to my little shop.

great review, unbiased and informative. You have made my mind up, just need to sort out the garage now and wait until they are back in stock! I think Charnwood should grateful to you for the great publicity.

I was looking for new review of this saw - I appreciate you doing it

@orbepa

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant detailled review - loved it

Great vid i am in the process of setting up a woodwork space and think on adding a table saw looked at these and they fall nicely into the budget. Great to hear a honest review of this saw and has helped alot in my thinking. Hope you do some more vids of tool reviews as it is well thought out.

I have the same saw and you are spot on with the relatively minor issues with it and I absolutely love mine and thanks for the review

Excellent review straight to the point you've helped me decide to get 1 thank u keep up the good work 👍

Thank you, very hard to find these details on charnwoods, this is great a great review.

Great review. One of the best table saw reviews I’ve seen.going to splash out on the W629

Thanks for this. I just bought one myself and had the exact same issues with shimming the back rail and filing a few rough edges but once you put the time in and get it set up its excellent for the money.

Great Video, and Charnwood owe you a massive thank you for this video, if i was looking for a replacement for my DW745 then I would consider this saw... Also well presented and fair comments about the saw...well done matey

Hi, thanks for a great review video, it really helped me decide. I've back ordered mine as no one has any left in stock at the moment.

Thanks Matt! Just ordered one of these based on your review to replace my contactor saw! Fitting out my garage into a shop and this will be a dream! Thanks for all the tips!

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. Hope you enjoy it. Make sure to check the alignment of the riving knife. Mine was out by about 0.05 mm and caused some cuts to be out of square. I shimmed the bottom of it with a thin washer and that fixed it. I think all told, I've had to shim two or three things, which given the price, is more than acceptable. The saw is a beast and very accurate once set up.

@simonwoodworks8840

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall brilliant! Thanks again I will double check these and I will comment back here again once I've done the set up to let you know if I had the same or any different issues!

Thanx for a great review. Have just ordered one of these, after looking at so many others I decided on this 'cos of price, cast iron top and it came across as quite a decent bit of kit for the cost. After using a Clarkes 10" noise bucket for a couple of years I can't wait for it to arrive. I also have a similar set up and I reckon it will fit in well. Cheers.

Excellent video, clear and perfectly easy to follow, many thanks

Excellent review. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Shame Charnwood are out of stock cos I want one!!!

Thank you for making this video and I purchased the 629 having seen your film. It's now in use and perfect (nearly) for my needs.

Great video, I bought a Charnwood 619 a few years ago and it's a fantastic piece of kit,

Very helpful review. My 629 just arrived today and all that remains is to assemble it with the aid of your information. I read a few reviews before buying the saw and found that over the years some issues raised have been addressed / improved. it will be interesting to see if there has been any more refinements since your post. Right off the bat I have to say I can't believe how heavy this saw is. Not a complaint. I expected to be able to move the saw with some effort but even with the wheel kit I'm having to re-assess where I site this tool in my small workshop. I'm a retired firefighter in decent shape and my younger neighbour plays rugby and we had to work hard to move the saw close to my workshop on a hot humid day. The saw was in a crate bolted to a mini pallet and then mounted on a full pallet. Happily I found the unpacking instructions..... inside the crate.. I had expected to be able to move the saw after removing all the components but I still needed assistance

Thank you, I am looking to upgrade from a Evolution Rage and that was very informative. The saw is now in my top three. Thanks again

Best saw video review I’ve seen. Great

All very helpful - nicely done review. Thanks.

Excellent review, thankyou for sharing.

Brilliant video mate thank you so much. So well explained and super easy to understand you.

Thanks for the review Matt. I was considering the Lumberjack TS200 1800W Table saw but as Lumberjack have just increased the price to over £800, this one is looking to be my first choice. Good, honest review.

Thank you Mathew for a great independent review. After I seen your review I ordered one a few weeks ago and it arrived today. I spend a couple of hours assembling and adjusting and found a number of things you mention really helpful. I found the build quality very good as I had gained the impression from your review it was needing quite a few minor tweaks regarding the mitre slots needing filed etc. I didn't have any issue with this (the mitre slots) but I did find the vertical adjustment of the fence needed a small shim which a little piece of thin card sorted out on seconds. After a few test cuts I was able to get really accurate cuts to within about one fifth mm or less which is as accurate as I require and some. Overall I am very pleased with saw performance and believe as you say sub £1000 is a very good buy. The thing that hacked me of the most was the fact that I hadn't bought one before this!

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and I'm glad that I could be of help. I've been using the saw for a few months now, and after filming the video, I had to shim the bottom of the riving knife to get the alignment perfect. Since then however, I haven't had to do anything. Everything has kept its alignment and it just works perfectly.

Great review Matthew. Thank you. I too have this saw and found my rear tables to be perfectly aligned and so was my fence (in both directions). My biggest gripe is the location of the power switch. I easily moved mine to the front of the saw and also added a large paddle to easily stop it.

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Having used the saw for a while now, I'm more than happy with the accuracy and power but I agree, the location of the power switch is very poor. Its on my to do list. It really needs to be at the front, preferably suspended from the front rail.

Excellent video thanks Matt! I’ve decided to buy one of these for my home workshop

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Perfect review, if only there were more like this available. I bought the W629 last year and have not regretted it. I couldn't get on with the sliding table so removed it and used the supports to add a very sturdy removable side table using oak worktop off-cut - created a perfectly flat 4 foot wide (1200mm) table. I replaced the awkward two-piece insert with a simple wooden one (courtesy of Norm's video) and added a riving knife to that with a second without for 'over-the-top' cuts. Reliably accurate and quiet enough to leave the garage door open. I shimmed the fence vertical by adding plastic strip between the fence and the black connector making it spot-on and much more accessible. Would recommend as an affordable 13amp powerful induction saw.

@2k9carty

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know anything about this "reverse table" I bought the saw on the bases it could cross cut up to 720mm and 520mm is the biggest cross cut I can achieve?

Thanks for the Info on the Fence. I have had a 619 for about 5 years and the standard fitted Fence they now supply is offered as an optional upgrade. I'm finally biting the bullet and ordering this as the original has always been what let the saw down for me having been happy with every other aspect of it.

Great review. Really helped make my mind up.

Excellent video I may buy this today !

Nice review Matt, thank you it was really helpful.

I've had this saw for a few years now. I finally got the upgrade fence, this has transformed a good saw into a great tool I wish I had done it sooner.

@emmetworkshop2829

6 ай бұрын

Bigfella, can I ask which upgrade fence you bought please?

Excellent review, well presented.

Fantastic review

Great review well done

Thanks for a good review. Some people expect too much for a low cost machine. I'm waiting for mine to be delivered.

Great Review, many thanks

Excellent review .

Great review, And thanks as I am looking to purchase the W650 personally, and like you was unable to find a review of these machines

Excellent video review

Thank you for the review, very helpful

Quality review. Thanks 🙏

Great video. Thanks Matthew

Great review, thanks

Thanks Matthew. I was after a Dewalt 745 and had seen very good reviews of them but they have just been discontinued. I have a Charnwood planer/thicknesser which works well and is excellent value so I think I will pay the extra £150 and get this saw. I really appreciate all your work and your assessment of the W629.

@ice4142

3 жыл бұрын

I was in a similar position and picked up a dw745 on the used market. They go for about £450 on ebay atm. I am very happy with. It is my first table saw but I wanted a 10inch blade and the new DWE7492 is £800 so was happy to go for a used model. Hope you are happy with your charnwood if you did buy it.

Great video, thanks Matthew!

Really useful video mate, thanks😊

Excellent review m8, thanks very much indeed. I had made up my mind to get the W650 but as you said reviews were thin on the ground. You sound like an engineer rather than a woodworker methinks. I think you have done Richard cook from Charnwood a great service here. Subscribed.

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Ta very much. And my degree is in materials and design engineering so it seeps into everything I do.

Great clear review.....

Matthew. Great review. I have an old SIP version of the W650 - bought it second hand 5 years ago - no regrets at all. The men’s shed that I attend has the same saw as yours - about 6 years old now and has held up well - the main problem is the fence - not a cam lock system and impossible to keep square - we just need to replace it with this new version.

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

The new version is available from Charnwood as an upgrade for about £60 or £70 I think, including the rail. It's lightweight but locks solid.

Nice review. Would be great to see it in action to demonstrate its range of abilities.

Great review thanks 👍

Great review 👍🏻

Brilliant review Matthew! Exactly what I was looking for! Charnwood's marketing dept should be giving you a call. Also the Ron Swanson Poster!!

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

Ta very much.

My son and myself have the W619 and is a awesome buy, very high quality and durable maschine. well worth the money.

Great review - mind made up - I’ll buy one

Great review. Thanks for posting. I’ve used this for over a year and agree with everything. It’s a fair point about compromises and the price point. I do agree that for the money you get a lot of functionally solid saw without having to adjust the electrics in the shop. The set up tweaks are easy enough if you’re confident enough to take a file to something new and shiny! Getting the insert plate flush with the table was a bit irritating but doable. I find the size of the mitre slots a real pain though. Don’t mind making the odd runner for basic sliding jigs but I do want my existing featherboards etc to fit and lock. I’ve also had a problem with the mitre slots not being completely consistent across their length, which is hard to manage. I find stuff like that pretty disappointing. Agree the switch on the side is wrong - and dangerous. I have to take my eye of my workpiece/blade to “find” the on switch. And in an emergency, that could be even worse to switch off. Such an odd design choice. Sliding table itself has remained very accurate over time, despite knocks and taking on and off. The fence on it does require a lot of checking for square though. The main fence is good and solid. As noted, a little play at the far end, beyond the blade, but that’s ok. Its narrow profile and the two part fixing mechanism means it’s not very easy/stable to fit jigs to the fence (e.g. a long acute bevel jig or hold downs) which I’m grappling with at the moment. Haven’t made any zero clearance inserts yet because it’s so fiddly. My verdict: if you’re on a budget, go into it with confidence but eyes open. Personally, I wish I’d saved my pennies a bit longer and gone for a more user-friendly option.

@iantolson1036

Жыл бұрын

I had same problem with insert shimmed it with thin cardboard!

Waiting on delivery on my Charnwood. I went for the W619, 8 inch as I am only doing small projects. I shall update on how the assembly went.

Hi Matthew. Great review and very informative. I have the same saw, but I am struggling to get the steel side tables level with the main table. As you described, I have shimmed the back rail with washers and that is now level, but I can't see how to get the front rail level. The other issue I have is with the sliding carriage, which sits about 2-3mm above the level of the main table, which means that any material is 'floating' as it passes through the blade (far from ideal). As a result I don't use it. Finally, the dust collection is abysmal, as every time I use it I have a pile of sawdust under the saw. Otherwise accuracy and quality of cut are excellent. Thanks for the review, Colin Crannis

@MatthewSmall

2 жыл бұрын

With regards to the side tables, if there isn't enough vertical adjustment available, a small file to lengthen the mounting holes would work. That's not ideal and I would investigate all of the bolts and bolt holes first. Loosen them all, including the back ones a bit but don't remove them. If, with them loose, you can push the side tables in to position, they should tighten up in that position. If not, file the holes. The sliding table has adjustment to lower it. The manufacturer recommendation of a couple of mm is way too much. You want it less than 1 mm. Mine is at about 0.25-0.5 mm.

A really excellent review and video. What is your brief update after having used the table saw for almost a year. Thank you very much for your comments.

thanks that was very useful cheers

Hi Matthew thanks for this great real-world review. One quick question. Can the sliding carriage and the side table be swapped around?

Cheers Matthew, great review. Just what I was looking for. I've just bought the smaller brother (W619) and am having some of the same issues. Any chance you'd do another short video showing how you made your modifications?

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I wasn't planning on doing another video about the saw, but if you let me know what issues you're having, I'm pretty sure I can help. Pretty much all of the fixes are easily done, including the riving knife which became apparent after filming this.

TIP Top video. ...clear and concise.!!! And as an added bonus, None of the usual KZread faff.!!!!

Nice vid mate

Very helpful review as I'm thinking of buying this, (maybe the 650 now). I understand what you are saying about the price point but it looks like you are justifying some issues that the manufacturer could easily iron out in production. Thanks for the review though, I now know what issues I might expect to encounter. I just upgraded my small bandsaw and now need to persuade the Mrs that I also need to upgrade my table saw.

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. It's not about trying to justify anything. I would have preffered there to be no issues with it at all, but the sad fact is that whenever you buy anything, there is value designed and built into it. More expensive products generally have more inbuilt value in the form of labour, machine time and materials quality. If a manufacturer makes a number of products in a product line, the more expensive products will be made to tighter tollerances and that takes more time to set up, program and quality check than something with lower tolerances. Likewise, if a manufacturer has just spent £50k on new tooling for one of the CNC machines and another machine has worn tooling, it's obvious that the higher cost products that are better prepaired and have better surfaces and tolerances before going into the CNC are the ones that are going to go in the machine with new tooling as they are less likely to cause damage to it, less likely to cause premature wear and will return the investment sooner than a cheaper product that may not be as well prepared. Yes, Charnwood could have very easily rectified the problems with this saw, but then it would be more expensive and would need to be aimed at a different target market. With modern convenience, people expect everything to match the picture in their head, when in reality, this is never the case. When you look at the cost of all the other table saws on the market in this specification range, this represents exceptional value for money. For just under £800, you get a 10" table sw with a 3 hp induction motor, flat cast iron top, 16mm trapezoidal thread lead screws, a reliable fence and a decent sliding table.Compromise has to be made somewhere in order to maintain that price point. As for the 650, I'm told it's an excellent saw, so if you have the money for it, I think it's a no brainer.

Excellent review, thanks a lot! I'm considering moving up to something like this from my DeWalt DW745 and the noise is a huge factor for me.

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Ta very much. Any table saw is going to be noisy but this is far quieter than my brushed motor job site saw that I had before.

This was a very comprehensive review, thank you. You're right, there still really aren't any reviews out there - just the occasional unboxing. I'm trying to decide whether the extra €200 is worth getting the W650. I can't imagine using this more than a couple days a week, but maybe for a few hours during those days. Thanks again!

@bluewanderer9903

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, I think 650 is worth the extra cost, it also has better fence with micro adjustment(beside cast iron parts). The only problem for me is nobody seems to be stocking it in Ireland, and I am not sure if charnwood are willing to ship could be uk mainland only for shipping. Holzstar tks 254 pro seems like exactly the same saw as charnwood w650, similar price and in stock, but I would prefer charnwood. Anyway if you do get it, will you please let me know your impressions here if you get a chance 😤.

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

Whilst I would be confident to recommend the 629 to anyone, I would also say that if you can afford the 650, get that. It's a better tool and you should always buy the best you can afford. If you can't spend the extra, then the 629 will give you no issues once set up correctly.

@dubheasani9354

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluewanderer9903 I am in Ireland as well and everyone seems to be out of stock until February. I put an order in as they may get a few in January and I'll let you know how it goes!

@dubheasani9354

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall Thank you, I went with the 650 and hopefully should get it before February. That gives me a few weeks to figure out the best way of dust extraction - I live in the country and have no neighbours and am hoping to just extract the fine dust outside the shed after a cyclone takes the big bits.

@bluewanderer9903

3 жыл бұрын

@@dubheasani9354 hey who did you order with? I made my mind up and definitelly want w650, I will also be getting dust extractor with catridge filter on top... if I ever get reply from charnwood. I dont mind waiting till they get stuff back in stock.

And another thing (!): dust extraction is poor, but that’s common I think. The bit that makes it harder on the W629 is that you have to remove fixed panels to get inside rather than opening a flap.

Thanks for the review! Question about dust extraction.... I see from the video it hooks up to the blade guard... how about below the blade/cabinet? Is there a port? If so is it 100mm?

really good video. How is the dust extraction?

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Dust ectraction is... Not great. I'm using a 1500 m^3/h extractor and I still get piles of dust under the saw and a thin film of dust on top. I've not found a saw yet that has truly good extraction 🙄. One other thing that I didn't mention in the video is that the mitre gague fits perfectly snug in the slot and works very well, but it looks just awful.

@keefykeef

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall cheers 👍

@paulchapman8230

3 жыл бұрын

Dust extraction not good I have the very same machine.

Thanks Matt. Do you know if this saw will take a 254mm blade? There are so many more 254 blades than 250's on the market it would give me a bit more choice. I'm getting a W629 as soon as they come back into stock!

v useful, thx. just need the workshop to put it in now ...😉

Nice review, I'm looking into a new table saw now and I've read that on the w650 that the writhing knife is difficult to remove for blind cuts, have you found that to be the case with this saw?

Hi Matt, thanks for the great video. This saw looks almost identical to the Holzmann ts250, do you happen to know if it's the same machine renamed?

Really good video thanks. I have a question which doesn't seem to have come up in the comments so far. I also have a small workshop. One of the attractions for me on reading the manufacturer specs / description of this saw, was that they say it's easy to remove the side and sliding tables (they say 2 mins) for storage / space, and then re-assemble without having to make any adjustments (in a video I saw, it looked like you could literally just slide the side table off). Would you say this is correct, or is it likely to put everything out of alignment?

Based on this excellent review I have just bought a W629. Got it set up yesterday and very pleased. Everything that Matthew said is spot on. It is really good value for money. My only problem is that the blade is 0.4mm out of alignment to the fence and the sliding table. I shimmed the fence but when I found the sliding table was out I thought I should move the saw blade. I loosened the four screws on the table top but can't get the motor/blade to move. Any hints or ideas?

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. If the blade is parallel to the mitre slots, leave it alone. The rail for the sliding table can be adjusted to bring that in alignment to the blade. If the blade is not parallel to the mitre slots, undo 3 of the 4 bolts so that they are loose and slacken the fourth off only slightly. Then take one of the side panels off and use light taps from a deadblow mallet on the blade housing, at the opposite end of the housing to the one belt left mostly done up, using it as a pivot. Also, you might need to release the blade angle locking lever, but I'm not sure. It should say in the instructions. Remember that the blade housing weighs a fair bit so will need some persuasion.

Hi Matt, great review you've got there. It's been 2 years, how is the table saw holding up? Would you recommend it for a newbie? Thinking of going for the W650 or the itech 250. I'm a bit torn between both. How accurate is the sliding table? Does it go out of alignment? Like I said, I've got my eyes on the itech 250, but I'm not confident about the fence. It looks flimsy on the eyes. You advice would be very helpful to a potential woodworker.

Matthew, very good review; only one comment "for prospective buyers", mine has problems with the mitre slots, and not just the unfinished edges, they are both different sizes, so much that neither has a controlled fit of the mitre gauge supplied and are ‘like most things’ non standard, and that makes difficulty in fitting feather boards of any description; however, as you say at a price point, it does the job: In most cases.

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

I've heard others have had the mitre slot issue, and from what I can tell, it seems to be on the older model saws. The new ones should come with the same size slots. They're still not standard though. After talking to some retailers and manufacturers, there doesn't actually seem to be an industry standard in the UK. The standard that we all know seems to be an American thing and most of the good quality aftermarket jigs and tools are either American or coppies of American designs, so they won't fit the vast majority of saws here. Some companies, like Axminster, do now manufacture the slots at that size, but more companies don't than those that do, so it can't really be called a standard. The simple way around this is to buy whatever jigh you like and replace the manufactured runner with a hardwood or ply runner cut to fit your slot. I do this on loads of my machines as every single one has different size slots. It does make it a pain to have to have multiples of the same jig to fit each machine, but it is a way around the issue.

@barryturner2702

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall Matthew, yes that's the way I took, but but finger boards as you're aware, don't just need to slide in the slots. BTW Charnwood weren't interested in the problem, which I found puzzling. ☹ Thanks for replying Barry

Matthew, have you made, or sourced, a zero-clearance insert for your Charnwood W629? I'm happy to make one but the supplied aluminium one is very thin and I'm not sure what material would be thin enough but strong enough not to bow.

How do you find using it after 9 months ? Any updated review planed ? Either this one or the Lumberjack TS1800. Thanks for the review.

thanks for review it was excellent but i am confused at the beginning when you where describing different machines you talked about 13amp and 16amp which i know has to do with electricity but in what way does it matter if at all. i mean can you simply plug both into the UK 240V system . thanks again

@Giokosmik

3 жыл бұрын

@david osullivan, hi. It doesn't make any difference. Mathew probably didn't explain it properly. 16a is the circuit breaker at the commerciall unit and all power plugs for single phase appliances or motors have 13a fuse in their wall plug. A few powerful motors that draw more amperage than 16a when they are started will need a 20a circuit breaker in the commercial unit and possibly thicker cable to the 20amp double pole switch and fixed connection. Maximum KW for single phase appliances with 13a fused wall plug is 3.5 kW. More than this you need dedicated line as explained roughly above.

Great review!

Good video, please tell me. What is the total width and length of the machine, I have more of a small workshop.

Thank you for a brilliant review. Im thinking of buying one of these, do you still like it after using it for a while. Thanks

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The short answer is yes, more than ever. There has been some further fettling like shimming the bottom of the riving knife, fine tuning the alignment of the sliding table and converting the cross cut sled from my old saw to fit this one. Now, it just works every time. It is entirely reliable. The only thing I don't like is the dust collection. It's terrible... Though not a deal breaker.

@johnchurchill786

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Small thank you very much, really appreciated 👍

Hi as I'm in the market for a new table saw this is a good review I have a contractors saw at present which has been great for years but now I would like to upgrade it has been a toss up between axminster's saw and the charnwood I believe what will swing it for me is the weight as I have a wooden floor in my workshop so could you tell me the weight of the charnwood thanks for an honest unbiased opinion

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

Hey. Its somewhere in the region of 100 kg or just over. The specs should be on the Charnwood website.

Had this saw for 2 years now and have to say it's not easy to load into an estate! It's 129Kg packed!! Two or three man job to move it. Once you get past the usual faults and niggles common to all saws at this end of the budget, it performs well so is worth persevering with. Common issues include awkwardness of setting up fence but it's easy enough with patience. Sliding mitre table is the most difficult to square up but once set, stays true unless you bang the table or track. Nuts and bolts provided are rubbish and need replacing with decent ones. The main thing to check is that when mitre table is mounted, it's level with the main table and you square it up by using feeler gauges or a digital vernier and ensure the track is dead square to the mitre slot on the main table. The actual mitre gauge is then set by means of the cam adjuster. The main let down on this saw is twofold. The writhing knife is a PITA to removed and doesn't drop low enough so needs cutting down a little and the dust extraction is worse than woeful and is a complete after thought. Most of the dust ends up on the floor under the machine and the angle adjuster for the blade needs sawdust regularly cleared from its adjustment slot. Other than that it's a great saw for the money.

@MatthewSmall

Жыл бұрын

Having owned mine for a few years now, everything you said is correct. The adjustments to the sliding table and fence can be a pain, but once done, generally don't budge. Also as you said, the dust collection is a joke. I'm going to be experimenting with this in the future to see if it can be made better. As for the riving knife, I think I just hit mine with a hammer and it went down below the blade, but I might have cut it down. I can't remember.

@ReferenceFidelityComponents

Жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall yes, the extractor hood really wants throwing. I had toyed with the idea of making a better sealed ply collection box but haven’t got round to-doing it yet.

This video was great, excellent advise here. Thank you. You do look like Nick Offerman haha

Hi matthew can i have some info about this saw table how good is it for cutting melamine wood? Thanks

Hi, I received my '629 about a month ago and am very please with it. I did have a problem with the sliding carriage not moving in a straight line. The plastic wheels that run on the aluminium extrusion were molded out of line with the axis of bearing that they were mounted on (about 0.25mm runout o/a). I turned up a bar to hold the bearings and skimmed the plastic as accurately as I could, and have reduced the runout to a couple of thou' over the dia of the saw blade. Did you have any issues like this? Thanks again for the video, well made and a great help.

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the outer wheels? They're mounted on cams deliberately and can be adjusted. If you're not on about those, then, no I haven't had that issue.

@iankennedy1729

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall Yes, in fact all four wheels were running out and the side table "snaked" up the track giving an "S" shaped cut. This meant that although the cut was as square as I could make it there were dips/ hollows along it. Still a great machine for the money (and bought mostly on your well made video's information / recommendation, thanks)

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

@@iankennedy1729 wow... That's a pretty bad defect. I'm glad you got it sorted, but I'm pretty sure charnwood would have just sent a replacement. They've been fantastic with me, and, iirc, have an on call technician to deal with all these sorts of issues. Since rectifying the few small issues I had with mine that I covered in the video, it's been a faultless machine.

@iankennedy1729

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall Err, mabey "snaking up the track" was a bit of an overstatement as it gave dips of just 0.25mm ie 10 thou' ish over the circumference of the wheels travel. Like yourself I don't mind fettling a well priced machine for the last few thou!

Got the equivalent draper 619 great machine keep it well maintained etc only drawback rise and lower mechanism the the threads strip easily, a bit under par fir lifting a heavy motor rather testing to remove and replace. Draper technical rubbish so spoke to charnwood tech brilliant! The gentleman very helpful he stated it was the only let down of tge machine ie threads stripping. Great vid though.

@tracewilliams4477

Жыл бұрын

Hi ian, I have this saw and today was the day the raise and lower mechanism desided to pack up! I have discovered that this is a frequent fault with this machine. The thread strips on the mechanism and needs to be replaced. Charnwood sell a replacement kit for £24 - Blade Height Adjusting Set - PRODUCT CODE:W629#C54A but, no instructions. Any tips? It does look a bit of test! Cheers

Great review, thank you. So 9 months later, still reliable or any issues?

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Still perfectly reliable. The only thing I've changed is the blade for dedicated rip and cross cuts.

@johnathanburke3704

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall hi matthew can this saw crosscutt a 600mm gable end using sliding table

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnathanburke3704 yeah, I cross cut sheets of ply on it all the time and they're over 600 mm. If you set it up so that the end of the table rail is flush with the fence rail, you will have more than enough capacity.

@johnathanburke3704

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall ok thanks so ur pushing the material against the fence rather than holding it back too the fence is that right .have u ever tried the 619 model

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnathanburke3704 that's right, pushing the material against the fence rather than pulling it. Never tried the 619 but it's supposed to be almost identical apart from the smaller blade.

your sliding table looks far better than my axminster sliding table of which i am not liking at all.

I have the old(3yrs)rip fence on my w629,is it possible to buy the new type with the cam lock.?

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think they're about 65 quid from charnwood and fit straight on.

That poster is hilarious, haha. :D

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

You're the first person to mention it to me. It was a present from my wife when I was fatter and had a moustache. Aparrently I looked like him. But yes, it makes me smile everytime I see it.

Love mine but why the sliding side table like most people I just threw mine away and the blade clearance insert is very poor and not much room for a hand made replacement

@MatthewSmall

4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the sliding table and find it invaluable. I suppose it depends on the work you do. As for inserts, I've made a couple, but it's not straight forwards.

There is one rather annoying part to this saw. The gap between the blade and the table insert is quite large about 4mm. If you are trimming the end of a piece of stock to length and the piece you cut off is smaller than 4mm it falls down inside and blocks the dust extraction. It's a pain to get out. I suggest you buy some special tape designed for this very purpose. It will save you a lot of hassle.

Do you know anything about this "reverse table" I bought the saw on the bases it could cross cut up to 720mm and 520mm is the biggest cross cut I can achieve?

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. That's how I use mine all the time now. The rail that the table slides on needs moving backwards so that the end closest to the front is in line with the fence rail. You then take the entire sliding table off, spin it around and remount it without disturbing the sliding table fence. That will then increase your cross cut capacity by a large margin.

@2k9carty

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply, would you have a photo on how this looks? I'm still not clear on what I should be doing.

@2k9carty

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewSmall ?

@MatthewSmall

3 жыл бұрын

@@2k9carty no, I don't have a picture. You don't need one either. The sliding carriage mechanics comprises two substructures; the cast iron sliding table and the aluminium rail. Take off the cast iron table fro either end, it doesn't matter which. The aluminium rail is fixed to its support brackets underneath with a few bolts at either end (the ones that slide into the slots on the aluminium rail, not the ones connecting the brackets to the support arms). Loosen these off and slide the rail backwards until the front end is aligned with the front end of the main table or the fence system, then tighten the bolts back up and replace the cast iron sliding table so that it is facing 180 degrees to when you took it off. The fence on the sliding table should now be at the back and the sliding table should slide way past the blade.