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Tried to post this on Blake’s site, but couldn’t get pictures to load. I kicked the idea around of a device like the one Blake made, but settled on the large handwheel, usually sells for about $70. I bought the parts from Grizzley. Handwheel=$6.95 and handle=$1.50, plus shipping. The photos show how to do it. I added the acorn nut on the bottom to give the original rod the height it needed to clear the top of the saw. I also added the eye bolt to keep it from swinging around to much. A quick 5 turns and it goes from 0 tension to a setting for a 3/8” blade.
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Woodchuck1957
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posted 641 days ago
Interesting ideas. Looks good, and probably faster than the stock 2” plastic knob.
Blake
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posted 641 days ago
Looks good! A big improvement over what it was. I might look into using the same thing along with my quick-release. Sounds like a great deal from Grizzly. Thanks for the post.
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John Gray
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posted 640 days ago
Do you have the Grizzly part #’s for the wheel? If not what is the diameter of the wheel? Nice post thanks.
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tenontim
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posted 640 days ago
H3189 Cast Iron Handwheel – 6” and I used the H3205 Chromed Handle – 4” x 3/8”-16. I don’t know if it’s in their catalog anymore, but should still be on the website.www.grizzly.com
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John Gray
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posted 639 days ago
Many thanks the part #’s are still good, prices went up like about everything else these days ;-)
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Karson
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posted 631 days ago
A nice idea for a quick release.
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