Just an update on my situation. First, I think that this site is great. I decided to do some further reading here and got a ton of information on welding cast iron. With that knowledge, and with the fact that the replacement part for the saw is over 250 bucks, I went to my local welding supply, boug...

Thanks guys for the quick responses and suggestions. For the comment about my equipment and skill level.....I'm a recently retired federal law enforcement agent and am really just trying to self teach myself. I've got a Lincoln 180 mig unit and a Lincoln 225 "buzz box". Not real experience...

For some reason, I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get my table saw to cut accurately. Did every conceivable adjustment and nothing. So, I took it apart and found the culprit. One of the tabs that hold the trunion to the table was completely broken off. It's cast iron as mentioned before. I feel ...