Hello.
While ripping some plywood for a countertop the other day I noticed it was a 1/16" wider than it was meant to be. So, I thought I bumped the fence to hard with the sheet. It's a little awkward to maneuver a full sheet of 3/4 ply and I occasionally let it against the fence to hard. However, when I checked the tape, it showed that it was still dead on. I then started checking every thing. Which revealed that the tape is more accurate as it is closer to the blade. At less than 12" there is no visible error. But as you move to 16", the error grows to 1/32" and then grows to almost 3/32" at 30". I thought this may because the tape had been stretched when installed, but it reads within 1/32 when compared to my tape measure. So, my question is, is there a setup issue that could cause this varying error, or do I just need to get a new tablesaw tape?
I've checked all the normal setups with a dial and everything reads less than .002" error.
While ripping some plywood for a countertop the other day I noticed it was a 1/16" wider than it was meant to be. So, I thought I bumped the fence to hard with the sheet. It's a little awkward to maneuver a full sheet of 3/4 ply and I occasionally let it against the fence to hard. However, when I checked the tape, it showed that it was still dead on. I then started checking every thing. Which revealed that the tape is more accurate as it is closer to the blade. At less than 12" there is no visible error. But as you move to 16", the error grows to 1/32" and then grows to almost 3/32" at 30". I thought this may because the tape had been stretched when installed, but it reads within 1/32 when compared to my tape measure. So, my question is, is there a setup issue that could cause this varying error, or do I just need to get a new tablesaw tape?
I've checked all the normal setups with a dial and everything reads less than .002" error.