This is the video I needed. I made a table saw a few months back and was so frustrated that I couldn’t get it square. I love your adjustment mechanisms. As a beginning woodworker I was feeling discouraged. I thought I had to align everything perfectly. Now I can do my best and adjust to fix it. Thanks so much for this video. My only suggestion would be showing the mechanisms more clearly. I watched over and over before I really understood how it all worked together.
Ive watched many videos on building table saws etc, and what I like about yours......it was made out of 'bits' of wood, leftovers and what I found. And the fact that you made something, it was wrong, so you made again......excellent!! Exactly how I work!!! I am thinking of making a 'small' table but so I can interchange the saw with a router...a 2 in 1 table.......lets see how that goes!! So many videos with top of the range tools......new wood......huge space....you work the way I do, great job.
I really like what you have done here. I have been toying with the idea of making my own table saw now for a while. this method you have used seems to be the most practical of all that I have seen. This is the way to go but instead of attaching my saw to 3/4 ply I'll use a piece of 6mm aluminum plate inserted into 19mm marine ply, to give me even greater depth of cut. Thanks for the idea.
I have watched a lot of videos like this one and, for me anyway, this has been the best. What I really like are the additions to adjust the alignment. Many other videos also give the ability to adjust the alignment, but this is the best of them. My only criticism is the background music. Whilst not a problem for many, I have a hearing defect and had to listen to the audio a few times to hear and understand it. Then I saw the transcript and this cleared everything up for me. A really well thought out and well put together presentation. Thankyou.
I love everything about this series. Your enthusiasm for minutiae is infectious and really wonderful! For whatever reason, your approach to building a homemade table saw is less intimidating than many I've watched. Thank you for sharing your mind with us!
Great work! This is probably the best job of making an adjustable DIY table saw I've seen so far. That said, it doesn't seem like you really gained all that much with the change from 1" to 3/4" material. Considering the stiffness of the actual saw base plate, and how close the insert plate tracks with the actual outline of the metal saw base plate, I'd suggest trying even thinner material (maybe 3/8") for hanging the saw.
I recently posted a comment on another woodworker's channel where he actually thanked me for being so courteous about my opinion. He had stated in his video that one of the reasons he had done a fund raiser was to be able to purchase a Saw Stop table saw. His opinion was that other woodworkers on TH-cam do not take you seriously if you are not using the best tools available on the market. I explained that I totally disagreed. In fact (I explained) that some of the most interesting and best channels were the ones were people actually made or modified tools to accomplish beautiful woodworking projects. I explained that one of my favorite channels is by a man who has dedicated himself to demystifying woodworking and believes that anyone with the desire to be a woodworker can...for less or about 1000.00 in equipment. If all I saw were videos from people who had 20,000.00 dollar shops worth of equipment I would have become immediately discouraged being new to woodworking, and would have decided against the hobby. Thank you for proving my point so beautifully, that is a fine and accurate table that you have there.
All you gained there was 1/4" increase in cut depth. If you had a router, or you get one eventually, you can just use the 1" thick base and cut out 3/4" of it from the bottom so your saw will sit under just 1/4" of table. Mount it from underneath securely and you're good to go. If you remove the blade guard and cut away some metal from both sides of the top guard, you can add a 8 1/2" blade to the saw and get even more cut depth. Nice build though. I like how you cut out the saw guides in the table using the circular saw.
MrCougar214 hi, you are correct, I really didn't gain much depth of cut. One of my future plans is to build another insert that will position the saw's shoe flush with the table, so I could use its entire depth of cut.
There's more to your ideas then meets the eye. Pretty much blew my mind as I'd never thought of those details and that has alot to do with my never seeing them done. Thanks for another dandy fix to your usable tools..3 thumbs up !
I think you've done a wonderful job with building a table to saw, Just do not forget, it's not rocket science.I think it's good enough to build a home furniture, well done to you !!!
Great series. I am about to convert my old Triton 2000 series to a table saw and you have given me lots of ideas. Thanks. I will probably document my process on YT.
Have you checked the dip in the table from the leftmost side to the rightmost?? I built a similar table out of 40mm MDF (an old worktop) and got about 2mm dip where the weight of the saw hung from the underside of the table and caused it to sag. I only realised it was like this when I measured the blade for squareness from BOTH sides of the blade and both sides were showing
I love it to see people making woodworking machines from scratch!! And you do that in a entertaining and teaching way at the same time!! Go on like this. I'm wondering what comes next!?! :-D
Awesome!! Wow! Very good instructions..Now I can build my table saw with more confidence. I couldn't figure out a way to adjust the blade like you did, so now I know. Thanks!!
Great job man. I tried to cut through 18 mil Plywood bcos I wanted to change the top on my table saw but the cut came through crooked. I did something wrong and went back to the old top but now I'm building a whole new saw. I hope to have it ready to go by next month. It's not easy working out the details but I'm getting there my friend. U built a really nice saw there. I have Bosch 190mm GKS type. It's a nightmare to use and it weighs a tonne. I out a lovely Freund blade on it. The blade struggles to cut through weak particle board. I must be doing something wrong with the saw or maybe the blade is wrong. I bought one of those ACCU CUT things and paid 60 quid for the blade. It's the most expense I've paid out for a blade and I'm very disappointed with it. I bought SAXTON BLADES 254mm for my table saw and the cut is so clean it beggars belief bcos they're the cheapest ones they make at less than 20 euros each. I should've tried to get a couple of blades form them 190mm but I couldn't find any on Amazon.. Keep up te great work bro and my apologies for my longwinded rant about blades.. LOL
just watched this Video, Impressed with your final set up of Saw, and so you can later use it as a router table, Good Idea with my new table saw after I finish the first jobs and making the fold down extensions will be able to add Router and Router Fence. I will be spending rest of afternoon adding to my design so can adjust saw to get blade perfectly square.
this is beautiful. I've been looking for a way to build a tablesaw and whilst I saw other videos, they were cumbersome to set up and tear down. Your solution is so clever
I like how you made the drill press if you don't mind asking, i like to see a video of how to make the drill press that you have on the video mention on the saw video thanks
As I'm doing this myself as we speak it dawned on me that the blade alignment problem is the weight of the motor. The saw was never meant to be used upside down, so when It is gravity pulls the heavy motor down creating the mis-alignment.
This has been a really interesting series of videos. I am most impressed with what you have achieved with so few tools - ingenuity fills the gap. Is there any chance that you can make future videos without the distracting "background" music? What you have to say is always interesting so muting is no an option. I'd rather listen to you and your tools :-)
I appreciate your replay. The sound in the space I'm shooting it isn't very good, so I use the background music to get rid of the loud background noise I have there (mostly caused by a fan that pushes air in). I also need to find some more free time to get more videos done :)
Thank you I am not the only dips......t here lol.......Great idea and machine ,but to much. I get an anxiety attack trying to make this.........ok on to an easier one
Whatabout the thickness of the sawblade when it the blade is a little dull, you need more force to push the wood through the saw, and when your sawblade is thin ( for example 1.6 mm) it will tilt to the left, so that you sawpiece is not square !
This was amazing,, I think i saw a drill press assumed that you made,, but unfortunently I could not find it , pls let us see that too, great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hi! I loved your video, and your way of explaning alll this. I am making a very much similar machine using the structure of a schools desk that was given to me. As I am a zero on maths, and I for see that I will have big troubles to square the blade, and I will have another chapter of troubles to make perfect square when I instal that guide that stands parallel to the blade. Maybe I'll use a piece of aluminum i got around here. I think I may have a solution for squaring this piece, but I can not explain it on words only!! My saw it self will stay ON a rectangular ''base'', and the table will be all around it, as this way It will not loose much of the circle. About squaring the fence relatively to the saw blade, that will be another ''battle''...
im not sure but in other videos no one take care about the angle cuestion, of course im not comparing, is just is an smart idea!!! i hope that you could understan my terrible inglish cause im from chile😊😊 👍👌
Honestly this is awesome. But a dewalt 745 is like 300 bucks... I love this, but it definitely is an exercise in skills than trying to save money. Especially considering how technically skilled you are.
Very good job !! But, how do you remove the sawdust from the saw casing ?? When the circular saw is thus placed upside down, does'nt the sawdust accumulate in the housing ??
I’m trying to do the same thing and use the circular saw as a router to carve out the inserts, but I’m not able to get this to be very level... that means my plate won’t sit straight... any advice??
Hi Nadav, Please, Could you tell me about this video at 10:39? I need to know the name and size of tool (Is an allen screwdriver?) that you used in the "small adjustment screw that sets the bottom-out point of the tilt mechanism" (Maybe, f I set the angle with this small adjustment screw first, It will be more easy and I will not needed to other mechanism?). Besides, I would like to know more about "allen screw sizes", and the bolts sizes, and plate size, the arm size, and the distances between the holes, etc. Please. Thank you. I hope you will be able to answer me. I did not see the information about this project in your webpage.
Great attention to detail. Rare to find a woodworking video that goes to such lengths to achieve (almost) perfect alignment of the blade and your method is smart. Well done. Is this your only table saw or do you use a store-bought table saw as your main saw and this one just for fun? I do see a lot of people making their own table saws, but I wonder whether it's more a hobby or to save money. You can buy a good table saw for a few hundred pounds and I wonder whether it's really worth it to make my own. But definitely a nice project and challenge.
use putty plastiloka epoxy, apply thin oil layer on the the base of the machine, (so the plastiloka wont glue onto the machine itself, but to the table),.... this should let you remove the machine and still be able to bring it back into a 100%proper fit...
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This is the video I needed. I made a table saw a few months back and was so frustrated that I couldn’t get it square. I love your adjustment mechanisms. As a beginning woodworker I was feeling discouraged. I thought I had to align everything perfectly. Now I can do my best and adjust to fix it. Thanks so much for this video. My only suggestion would be showing the mechanisms more clearly. I watched over and over before I really understood how it all worked together.
Ive watched many videos on building table saws etc, and what I like about yours......it was made out of 'bits' of wood, leftovers and what I found. And the fact that you made something, it was wrong, so you made again......excellent!! Exactly how I work!!! I am thinking of making a 'small' table but so I can interchange the saw with a router...a 2 in 1 table.......lets see how that goes!! So many videos with top of the range tools......new wood......huge space....you work the way I do, great job.
I really like what you have done here. I have been toying with the idea of making my own table saw now for a while. this method you have used seems to be the most practical of all that I have seen. This is the way to go but instead of attaching my saw to 3/4 ply I'll use a piece of 6mm aluminum plate inserted into 19mm marine ply, to give me even greater depth of cut. Thanks for the idea.
Your idea of the bolt and lever to adjust the saw parallel to the fence is genius ! simple and yet so accurate ! Good job
I have watched a lot of videos like this one and, for me anyway, this has been the best. What I really like are the additions to adjust the alignment. Many other videos also give the ability to adjust the alignment, but this is the best of them. My only criticism is the background music. Whilst not a problem for many, I have a hearing defect and had to listen to the audio a few times to hear and understand it. Then I saw the transcript and this cleared everything up for me.
A really well thought out and well put together presentation. Thankyou.
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I love everything about this series. Your enthusiasm for minutiae is infectious and really wonderful! For whatever reason, your approach to building a homemade table saw is less intimidating than many I've watched. Thank you for sharing your mind with us!
Great work! This is probably the best job of making an adjustable DIY table saw I've seen so far. That said, it doesn't seem like you really gained all that much with the change from 1" to 3/4" material. Considering the stiffness of the actual saw base plate, and how close the insert plate tracks with the actual outline of the metal saw base plate, I'd suggest trying even thinner material (maybe 3/8") for hanging the saw.
I recently posted a comment on another woodworker's channel where he actually thanked me for being so courteous about my opinion. He had stated in his video that one of the reasons he had done a fund raiser was to be able to purchase a Saw Stop table saw. His opinion was that other woodworkers on TH-cam do not take you seriously if you are not using the best tools available on the market.
I explained that I totally disagreed. In fact (I explained) that some of the most interesting and best channels were the ones were people actually made or modified tools to accomplish beautiful woodworking projects. I explained that one of my favorite channels is by a man who has dedicated himself to demystifying woodworking and believes that anyone with the desire to be a woodworker can...for less or about 1000.00 in equipment. If all I saw were videos from people who had 20,000.00 dollar shops worth of equipment I would have become immediately discouraged being new to woodworking, and would have decided against the hobby.
Thank you for proving my point so beautifully, that is a fine and accurate table that you have there.
All you gained there was 1/4" increase in cut depth. If you had a router, or you get one eventually, you can just use the 1" thick base and cut out 3/4" of it from the bottom so your saw will sit under just 1/4" of table. Mount it from underneath securely and you're good to go. If you remove the blade guard and cut away some metal from both sides of the top guard, you can add a 8 1/2" blade to the saw and get even more cut depth. Nice build though. I like how you cut out the saw guides in the table using the circular saw.
MrCougar214 hi, you are correct, I really didn't gain much depth of cut. One of my future plans is to build another insert that will position the saw's shoe flush with the table, so I could use its entire depth of cut.
Молодец, особенно понравилась настройка угла диска к столу.
There's more to your ideas then meets the eye. Pretty much blew my mind as I'd never thought of those details and that has alot to do with my never seeing them done. Thanks for another dandy fix to your usable tools..3 thumbs up !
Hi Barton, thank you for your comments :)
I think you've done a wonderful job with building a table to saw, Just do not forget, it's not rocket science.I think it's good enough to build a home furniture, well done to you !!!
Great series. I am about to convert my old Triton 2000 series to a table saw and you have given me lots of ideas. Thanks. I will probably document my process on YT.
Have you checked the dip in the table from the leftmost side to the rightmost?? I built a similar table out of 40mm MDF (an old worktop) and got about 2mm dip where the weight of the saw hung from the underside of the table and caused it to sag.
I only realised it was like this when I measured the blade for squareness from BOTH sides of the blade and both sides were showing
yours is not complicated but accurate,great. i wonder whether the blade could keep square in any height?
I love it to see people making woodworking machines from scratch!! And you do that in a entertaining and teaching way at the same time!! Go on like this. I'm wondering what comes next!?! :-D
Senti Josef
You really did a amazing job in the entire table saw build series thank you for sharing,all the best to you and yours
Ron Sanford thank you!
Ron Sanford hhhhhh
A very well put together and a great idea. I have a major problem with space in my shop and you have inspired me.
Thanks
Love these build videos! I would be very interested to see how you built that portable drillpress.
This is a great sequel on building a table saw!!! I'm very inspired to build my own following your steps...
Awesome!! Wow! Very good instructions..Now I can build my table saw with more confidence. I couldn't figure out a way to adjust the blade like you did, so now I know. Thanks!!
Great job man. I tried to cut through 18 mil Plywood bcos I wanted to change the top on my table saw but the cut came through crooked. I did something wrong and went back to the old top but now I'm building a whole new saw.
I hope to have it ready to go by next month. It's not easy working out the details but I'm getting there my friend. U built a really nice saw there. I have Bosch 190mm GKS type. It's a nightmare to use and it weighs a tonne. I out a lovely Freund blade on it. The blade struggles to cut through weak particle board. I must be doing something wrong with the saw or maybe the blade is wrong. I bought one of those ACCU CUT things and paid 60 quid for the blade. It's the most expense I've paid out for a blade and I'm very disappointed with it. I bought SAXTON BLADES 254mm for my table saw and the cut is so clean it beggars belief bcos they're the cheapest ones they make at less than 20 euros each. I should've tried to get a couple of blades form them 190mm but I couldn't find any on Amazon..
Keep up te great work bro and my apologies for my longwinded rant about blades.. LOL
I really love how you explain everything you do! plus the alignment system is pretty awesome. I'd love to see more and more.
Seen...Point of this video is removable..
just watched this Video, Impressed with your final set up of Saw, and so you can later use it as a router table, Good Idea with my new table saw after I finish the first jobs and making the fold down extensions will be able to add Router and Router Fence. I will be spending rest of afternoon adding to my design so can adjust saw to get blade perfectly square.
Hi, Well done. AFAIK, for the 5 cuts method, you should divide by 4 to find the error.
You're right! thanks for the correction.
Joshua Kramer assuming the jig is aligned with the fence\miter slots, it checks the alignment of the blade against these.
Great builds thanks very much. Given me the confidence to have a go myself.
Good job... Keep it up. It's a pleasure to see someone getting on with just the resources they have available....
Dominic Giles thanks :)
Wow! That's accuracy we use in mechanical engineering...
Maybe your "mechanical engineering"...the reste of the mechanical world use definitely smaller tolerance.
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this is beautiful. I've been looking for a way to build a tablesaw and whilst I saw other videos, they were cumbersome to set up and tear down. Your solution is so clever
Good video. Why didn't you use a piece of sacrificial wood when cutting through the insert?
Excellent thinking of a project, then adjustment until you reached perfection, Great job well done
This is excellent - learning never ends - i have to redo my insert to accomodate easy fine adjustments
I want to see how you bild the bench drill. This table is brilliant
Good job.
I built my table saw also using staineless steel on the top.
Muy bien realizado au trabajo
Excellent presentation, well explained tutorial. Thanks.
I like how you made the drill press if you don't mind asking, i like to see a video of how to make the drill press that you have on the video mention on the saw video thanks
Fantastic build!!!
That was terrific mate, thank you I will try to use your video as an Inspiration. fred.
Your math is definitely better than your woodworking :)
Nice idea, attaching the circular saw to a piece of plywood and increase blade depth. Thanks.
Raif Tolga Korkunçkaya
It gets the job done!
I would rather buy a table saw after watching your video OMG. You made it very complicated for most of the folks out there i am pretty sure.
As I'm doing this myself as we speak it dawned on me that the blade alignment problem is the weight of the motor. The saw was never meant to be used upside down, so when It is gravity pulls the heavy motor down creating the mis-alignment.
I'm building a homemade table saw and you've given me same great ideas...thx!
Thanks for this series. Very fun to follow!
Thank you! Glad to hear.
לפי השקע הישראלי מאחוריך - אני מזהה כאן מישהו משלנו. תבורך! סרטונים יפים מאוד!
שמעון קופפרמן תודה :)
This has been a really interesting series of videos. I am most impressed with what you have achieved with so few tools - ingenuity fills the gap. Is there any chance that you can make future videos without the distracting "background" music? What you have to say is always interesting so muting is no an option. I'd rather listen to you and your tools :-)
I appreciate your replay. The sound in the space I'm shooting it isn't very good, so I use the background music to get rid of the loud background noise I have there (mostly caused by a fan that pushes air in). I also need to find some more free time to get more videos done :)
Good work..
After watching this video I'm super inspired....to just go buy a table saw.
@Erik Richey IFKR
@Erik Richey FOR AT LEAST 600$ MOST THE CHEAPER ONES BLADES ARE NOT SQUARE TO TABLE
Superb design.
Too complicated for me. But then again, I can't draw a straight line with a ruler. Very nice video and ideas though. Got to love accuracy.
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Thank you I am not the only dips......t here lol.......Great idea and machine ,but to much. I get an anxiety attack trying to make this.........ok on to an easier one
What about sawdust? Does it stuck inside blade guard? Would you use the same saw if you were doing this project again?
Good job. and safe.
I did a little differently, did not cut through the table and hole the tool. Just a groove in the table, come see! :)
I think that's the best blade adjustment that I ever saw :)
Très intéressant votre projet est merveilleux Merci pour le partage des salutations
Whatabout the thickness of the sawblade when it the blade is a little dull, you need more force to push the wood through the saw, and when your sawblade is thin ( for example 1.6 mm) it will tilt to the left, so that you sawpiece is not square !
Man you are a machine...loved it ... like a brain surgeon
Its interesting but antiquated at this point. Table saws are cheap now and don't require all the work and material
This was amazing,, I think i saw a drill press assumed that you made,, but unfortunently I could not find it , pls let us see that too, great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks! I didn't make a video about it, but there's an article in my website about it: ideasketchbuild.com/building-a-temporary-drill-press/
Perfect work. Now you have to fix that jigsaw to cut straight with the main body and base . I had the same broblem with a chipper jigsaw. Keep on bro!
Hi! I loved your video, and your way of explaning alll this. I am making a very much similar machine using the structure of a schools desk that was given to me. As I am a zero on maths, and I for see that I will have big troubles to square the blade, and I will have another chapter of troubles to make perfect square when I instal that guide that stands parallel to the blade. Maybe I'll use a piece of aluminum i got around here. I think I may have a solution for squaring this piece, but I can not explain it on words only!! My saw it self will stay ON a rectangular ''base'', and the table will be all around it, as this way It will not loose much of the circle. About squaring the fence relatively to the saw blade, that will be another ''battle''...
Very nicely done, well done
Rob Talbot
Very useful and interesting - thank you 👍
The maths involved brought back high school memories on Trigonometry. Very interesting though. Ta
Realy good explanation of the process.. And a great project
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i did this too, this diy saw table.. i also have bended botom saw plate.. with time it is making 85° cut.. (problem). i'll try to make that adjusting
I did my miter slots and it was fine the day i built it.next day it has tightness because the wood swells and do crazy stuff??
Nice one.
Don't forget to take the blade guard off the saw otherwise it will collect saw dust.
What you are demonstrating is 99% of what life is all about
" problem solving " and you are succeeding.
Carry on my friend.
My Dad used to say "there are no problems, only solutions"
I wish I knew what he meant because life feels like one big problem sometimes!
Bloody brilliant!
Mantap keren banget 🙏🙏🙏 Tengkiu selamat malam
excellent video and skill.
im not sure but in other videos no one take care about the angle cuestion, of course im not comparing, is just is an smart idea!!! i hope that you could understan my terrible inglish cause im from chile😊😊 👍👌
daniel Donoso
He can just make other inserts to accommodate various angles.
No big deal.
Honestly this is awesome. But a dewalt 745 is like 300 bucks... I love this, but it definitely is an exercise in skills than trying to save money. Especially considering how technically skilled you are.
Very good job !! But, how do you remove the sawdust from the saw casing ?? When the circular saw is thus placed upside down, does'nt the sawdust accumulate in the housing ??
very nice work
Excellent project. Thanks for sharing.
Works great, we thank you. It was very helpful. We we will look to your work.
I’m trying to do the same thing and use the circular saw as a router to carve out the inserts, but I’m not able to get this to be very level... that means my plate won’t sit straight... any advice??
Muito bom. Criatividade pura.
Hi Nadav, Please, Could you tell me about this video at 10:39? I need to know the name and size of tool (Is an allen screwdriver?) that you used in the "small adjustment screw that sets the bottom-out point of the tilt mechanism" (Maybe, f I set the angle with this small adjustment screw first, It will be more easy and I will not needed to other mechanism?). Besides, I would like to know more about "allen screw sizes", and the bolts sizes, and plate size, the arm size, and the distances between the holes, etc. Please. Thank you. I hope you will be able to answer me. I did not see the information about this project in your webpage.
EXCELLENT!!!!
i like your measurements in "inches a mm" nice work
excelente ,buenisimo ,desde costa rica
Nice and accurate work.... greetings from the Netherlands
Great attention to detail. Rare to find a woodworking video that goes to such lengths to achieve (almost) perfect alignment of the blade and your method is smart. Well done. Is this your only table saw or do you use a store-bought table saw as your main saw and this one just for fun? I do see a lot of people making their own table saws, but I wonder whether it's more a hobby or to save money. You can buy a good table saw for a few hundred pounds and I wonder whether it's really worth it to make my own. But definitely a nice project and challenge.
No, this is my only table saw. You can't get good table saws for cheap where I live, but I mostly built it for the fun of it. Thanks for the comment.
amazing build, very accurate, thanks for posting from Garry in the UK
tell your dad there is only one R in Gary
But 2 R,s in Larry and Barry
Nice work sir please keep it up
11:36 You're f..ing brave there plunging your workpiece onto a table saw without any security.
Welcome Nadav! You get an interesting solution to fine adjust saw. Do you plan to do some lift for it?
Thank you! I'm using the saw's built in mechanism for the height adjustment.
very nice
Useful videos
Very neat work!
great job man! love building stuff like this
I enjoyed watching this; you're a smart guy!
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awesome stuff
good job .
great job
use putty plastiloka epoxy, apply thin oil layer on the the base of the machine, (so the plastiloka wont glue onto the machine itself, but to the table),.... this should let you remove the machine and still be able to bring it back into a 100%proper fit...