Fixing Ridgid 7" tile saw sloppy tray.

[@RJG772]

this video explains the problem perfectly. design flaws.

[@machdw650]

I'm having exact same problem. Thank you

[@dji1tommy29]

Nice job thanks for the tips. I half debated making some new wheels at work with our lathe and Bridgeport.

[@RJG772]

its f-d up anyone needs to have to resort to such a fix as fabricating their own wheel. it isn't like its a 1933 ford where no parts are around.

[@zeusman123]

Funny, I just purchase this and found out of the box it worked perfectly. No slop, accurate everything. With tax October 2023 in Canada $420. Thank you inflation. But still the best wet saw for the money imo.

[@StrongEye]

I have same saw. I cut straight on 16x16 tile. When got to 24x24 tile it was 1/16 off. Tightening the wheels helped and scoring the tile first helped even more.

[@paulzapol9840]

I fixed it by returning it and getting a Dewalt.

[@aurfalien]

Valuable video and nice mods so thank you for this. Since using it a bit, how accurate have your cuts been? I've been comparing this to the Kobalt of similar class and price and both still seem to have tray slop. However with some modding the hope would be to dial it in to 1/32" accuracy, emphasis on the hope.

[@RJG772]

So damn annoying. it took out my whole day figuring out first why was my 4-1/8 cutting at the end of the tile at 4-1/4 .... . then I realized the tray was precessing. I had to get a 2.5mm metric Allen wrench then fuss with it. the instruction in the manual were not sufficient, and now I am here. wiped out one full work day and running as I look at this video. what I wound up doing is using a permanent ink pen which will be plaster away with the water and blade and more or less manually cutting the tile while, as best I could, holding the shaky tray. I returned the whole unit to Home Depot when I showed them the problem saying I couldn't use it.

[@arcticnl8752]

Same happened yesterday to me and am here now