Table Saws

[hikingchrs]

I have a Jet contractor saw... the saw is a year old it is getting harder to lower the saw blade.
I normally lower the blade after each use since
my table saw and out feedtable are used as a workbench when not cutting. my angle works just fine so I don't think it is saw dust on the pinion
I have lubed the pinion about a month ago and it seemed to work a little better but it is probably worse now than before. anyone else have this type of trouble?
Chris

[Roy Morford]

I suggest you post this message on a woodworking forum such as www.canadianwoodworking.com. (http://www.canadianwoodworking.com.) You'll get lots of feedback.

[Bob Smalser]

Only when I don't keep the mechanism clean and lubed.

Unplug the machine, take off the sawdust chute and get a good look at that mechanism. Some have plastic in them and should be lubed with silicone only.....penetrating oil eats some plastics...sometimes you aren't lubing the correct pin/gear....sometimes there is so much gunk in there more lube only makes it worse.

[ 12-10-2004, 11:10 AM: Message edited by: Bob Smalser ]

[Ron Williamson]

To further what Bob said,on my Unisaw there is a thrust bearing(actually just a washer) at the far end of the wormshaft,in the raise/lower mechanism.Even the tiniest squirt of WD-40 makes it much better.
R

[Nicholas Carey]

You might want to clean/degrease the trunnion, etc. and then relube with a wax rather than a grease or oil. Try a paraffin bar of the sort you buy at the grocery store in the canning supplies department, or a can of Boeshield T-9.

Grease or oil is sticky and will attract sawdust that may clog the mechanism.

[hikingchrs]

I cleaned and lube the pinion and trunion over the weekend works much better! I suspect that last
month I whas useing the wrong type of lube, I used the same lube as I would when lubricating the bearing on router bits. thanks to everyone that responed I appricite it.
Chris

[brad9798]

All I know is that I have a 10" Craftsman ... nearly 20 years old. The perfect unadulterated saw.