Hello,

I tried looking for answers online and found none so I thought I might be able to pick the brain of our smarter members and get an answer here.

I own a Dewalt circular saw DWS535 with a Magnesium shoe. I do not use it for work or heavy use. I built a deck and some other miscellaneous jobs around the house. I bought this worm saw because of the brand name and their claim that is construction grade and should last a lifetime. I like good quality tools. The other thing that attracted me to this saw is that the blade is on the left side and being right handed, I can see where I'm cutting.

I used is this past weekend and the shoe plate was bent so it does not make full contact on the work piece and wobbles. I bought another shoe ($53) and installed it. The old shoe, can it be bent back into flatness? Again, it's magnesium so it's very light weight but it was supposed to be very strong also.

I clamped it to my workbench for 2 days and when I un-clamped it it went back to being uneven. Should I use heat?

I'd like to straighten it in case the new part bends like the old one did.

Thank you for your input.

You are going to hate this but the answer is yes and no

EDIT- if you want the new part to stay flat and not do as the original (very likely) then just fill all those pockets on the back with epoxy and allow to dry whilst it is being clamped down flat - that will help keep it more supported over the long term and reduce the stress relieving going on.
Happy playing