I have the same saw and have had it for over ten years. Mine doesn't do that. I do give the round slide a squirt of WD-40 every time I go to use it. Makes the tray slide real easy.
Mike Hawkins
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Thanks for the confirmations. Purchase was made at Amazon, but shipment fulfilled by MaxTool. The request is in so we'll see how this plays out. In the future I will definitely order large tools like this through a store like HD so it can be easily returned.
Another thing I noticed is that the tray was dirty/dried water spots inside the tray channel. Almost like it was used and repackaged. I can understand some testing for quality control reasons, but really? Not that it won't get dirty, but paying for something NEW means I should be the one that gets to do that!
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Another thing I noticed is that the tray was dirty/dried water spots inside the tray channel. Almost like it was used and repackaged. I can understand some testing for quality control reasons, but really? Not that it won't get dirty, but paying for something NEW means I should be the one that gets to do that!
Update:
Returned the first D24000 that was purchased through Amazon and had ordered a second unit through Home Depot. After a long wait for delivery (a couple months), I finally received this second unit. This one also has the center roller on each side of the tray lower in the vertical direction compared to the front and back wheels, but it seems like less of an offset.
Could anyone with a D24000 place a straight edge across their tray rollers and see if they are aligned vertically or if the center wheel sticks out from the front & back rollers and allows the straight edge to rock?
Like this:
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Returned the first D24000 that was purchased through Amazon and had ordered a second unit through Home Depot. After a long wait for delivery (a couple months), I finally received this second unit. This one also has the center roller on each side of the tray lower in the vertical direction compared to the front and back wheels, but it seems like less of an offset.
Could anyone with a D24000 place a straight edge across their tray rollers and see if they are aligned vertically or if the center wheel sticks out from the front & back rollers and allows the straight edge to rock?
Like this:
Probably too late for the OP, but I just encountered this problem with a new D24000.
First, if your carriage is like mine, the center wheels on both sides are positioned slightly lower than the other wheels, as demonstrated in the OP's video.
I believe that's intentional to prevent a loaded (with a tile) carriage from pivoting on the center wheel when the rear wheels go past the end of the track.
IOW the loaded carriage will remain stable on the remaining two wheels.
Second, I believe the "bump" occurring when the rear wheels go past the end of the track is due to the rolling resistance rail being too tight.
It pushes down on the wheels such that when the rear wheel goes past the end of the track the RR rail sort of "squeezes" it out and makes it jump.
Rolling resistance can be adjusted by turning a few screws on the outside of the rail (see manual page below).
When adjusting make sure the carriage is is centered (from front to back) on the track.
The carriage weight must be evenly distributed on the track when adjusting, and especially when tightening the rail height screws.
It might also be a good idea to load the carriage (with a tile) when adjusting.
HTH.
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First, if your carriage is like mine, the center wheels on both sides are positioned slightly lower than the other wheels, as demonstrated in the OP's video.
I believe that's intentional to prevent a loaded (with a tile) carriage from pivoting on the center wheel when the rear wheels go past the end of the track.
IOW the loaded carriage will remain stable on the remaining two wheels.
Second, I believe the "bump" occurring when the rear wheels go past the end of the track is due to the rolling resistance rail being too tight.
It pushes down on the wheels such that when the rear wheel goes past the end of the track the RR rail sort of "squeezes" it out and makes it jump.
Rolling resistance can be adjusted by turning a few screws on the outside of the rail (see manual page below).
When adjusting make sure the carriage is is centered (from front to back) on the track.
The carriage weight must be evenly distributed on the track when adjusting, and especially when tightening the rail height screws.
It might also be a good idea to load the carriage (with a tile) when adjusting.
HTH.
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