About 3 years ago I purchased an Evolution sliding mitre saw, and once set up is a great bit of kit. I used it a lot when helping with my Daughters house conversion and other than blowing off the saw dust now and then I've had to do nothing to it
However lately I've noticed a fair amount of resistance when moving from 90 to 45 degrees. I ignored it until today when in the middle of a job it wouldn't move at all. I set up my workmate bench and started to sort it out.
There were bits of wood in the saw slot that could be the problem so I removed the bits of plastic to remove them.
Still no better so removed the fence but this was not the problem.
I then decided to part the saw from the base but not before finding a tin to put all the screws in.
Getting this apart was more difficult than I thought it should be and it was then I found the problem.
The locking knob that you use to lock the blade to the desired angle had worked in and was fouling the base. I never use this as all of the angles that I cut lock in to place anyway.
So after a frustrating time it had to be reassembled.
Of course because I wasn't a planned job I hadn't prepared anything like sweep up the saw dust off the floor, or prepare a proper working space.
That's when the real problem started. I put the saw on to the base and reached for the tin with the screws in and knocked it on the floor.
It's marvellous how many thing a good bed of saw dust can hide. :shock: :shock:
I got my magnet and trawled back and forth and found all the bits except for one screw. I thought it might have gone under my main workbench but when I bought it out I had got loads of screws, bent nails, you name it but not the thing I wanted. :evil:
I emptied the hoover and then hoovered up everywhere and eventually found it.
So after three very frustrating hours it was back together again and all because I missed the most obvious thing. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
needless to say I said "Oh dear" and went in for a coffee. :roll: :roll:
Alan.
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However lately I've noticed a fair amount of resistance when moving from 90 to 45 degrees. I ignored it until today when in the middle of a job it wouldn't move at all. I set up my workmate bench and started to sort it out.
There were bits of wood in the saw slot that could be the problem so I removed the bits of plastic to remove them.
Still no better so removed the fence but this was not the problem.
I then decided to part the saw from the base but not before finding a tin to put all the screws in.
Getting this apart was more difficult than I thought it should be and it was then I found the problem.
The locking knob that you use to lock the blade to the desired angle had worked in and was fouling the base. I never use this as all of the angles that I cut lock in to place anyway.
So after a frustrating time it had to be reassembled.
Of course because I wasn't a planned job I hadn't prepared anything like sweep up the saw dust off the floor, or prepare a proper working space.
That's when the real problem started. I put the saw on to the base and reached for the tin with the screws in and knocked it on the floor.
It's marvellous how many thing a good bed of saw dust can hide. :shock: :shock:
I got my magnet and trawled back and forth and found all the bits except for one screw. I thought it might have gone under my main workbench but when I bought it out I had got loads of screws, bent nails, you name it but not the thing I wanted. :evil:
I emptied the hoover and then hoovered up everywhere and eventually found it.
So after three very frustrating hours it was back together again and all because I missed the most obvious thing. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
needless to say I said "Oh dear" and went in for a coffee. :roll: :roll:
Alan.
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