I have problem with up/down mechanism on my table saw - the blade now being fully in up position and not able to lower it.
When I realised the saw had failed, I inspected inside and all I could find were a washer and a circlip having appeared to have fallen off the rear of the worm drive shaft and that it looks as though the shaft for up/down relies on an 18mm internal dia. washer bearing against a smaller circlip to force the blade up/down on worm drive .... is that it???
The rear of the shaft has what appears to be a retaining flange (for want of better term) of approx 0.25mm thick to retain the circlip - or has the rear of the shaft been ground away over time? Where the circlip seems to fit is the very rear of shaft which is some 16mm dia for a length of 8 or 9mm, the washer sitting on the shaft approx 18mm dia.
Has anyone with a Jet t/s suffered similar?
Or have I missed something that I really should not have??
When I realised the saw had failed, I inspected inside and all I could find were a washer and a circlip having appeared to have fallen off the rear of the worm drive shaft and that it looks as though the shaft for up/down relies on an 18mm internal dia. washer bearing against a smaller circlip to force the blade up/down on worm drive .... is that it???
The rear of the shaft has what appears to be a retaining flange (for want of better term) of approx 0.25mm thick to retain the circlip - or has the rear of the shaft been ground away over time? Where the circlip seems to fit is the very rear of shaft which is some 16mm dia for a length of 8 or 9mm, the washer sitting on the shaft approx 18mm dia.
Has anyone with a Jet t/s suffered similar?
Or have I missed something that I really should not have??