Posted on Table Saw Blade Won't Say At Set Height
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#1 posted 389 days ago |
All - I apologize for not responding; I’ve been pretty busy. I really appreciate all your advice and help. First, I have a Tradesman BT2500W2 table saw. It’s probably literally the cheapest table saw on the market. I paid $40 for it two years ago – new. Unfortunately, I do not have the money to upgrade so I’m trying to keep this one alive for as long as possible. Picture
Second, the table saw manual talks about tightening four hex screws on the blade raising and lowering mechanism. To me, this seems like the most obvious source of the problem because these hex screws make it harder or easier to raise or lower the blade. Unfortunately, I have to tighten these hex screws so tight that I have to use an extreme amount of force to raise or lower the blade before the blade will stop lowering on its own. In other words, if I adjust these hex screws so that I can raise and lower the blade with ease, the blade will not stay at the set height, but will slowly retract as the saw runs. After doing this, I think I may be barking up the wrong tree by messing with these hex screws. From the manual Pictures of these hex screws.
All the gears are clean of resin or pitch. I cannot see any wear or chips in the worm gear either. Any other ideas? I think my next step is probably going to be to make my own height adjustment locking mechanism. I haven’t really thought this through too much yet, but think I would probably have to make a new adjustment wheel. I would put some sort of set screw on the new wheel which could lock into the body of the saw itself. Again, thanks VERY MUCH for all the help! |
