Unisaw problem

[Aram]

Hi all,

When I raise the blade on my X5 Uni, there is a definite resistance that borders on grinding. This is a new issue, and I have no idea what might have led to it.

I suppose this is why.



How do I address this? It's not obvious to me what to adjust to place these back into alignment.

Thanks all.

[daveferg]

Can't see an issue with the gears----the very first thing I'd check is for wood scraps binding in the arbor unit (which rises with the blade). The next thing is check for looseness or proper alignment of the screws holding the shaft in position for the wheel to adjust height.

[Aram]

daveferg said:

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Can't see an issue with the gears----the very first thing I'd check is for wood scraps binding in the arbor unit (which rises with the blade). The next thing is check for looseness or proper alignment of the screws holding the shaft in position for the wheel to adjust height.

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They don't look offset, like they are binding?

[JGrout]

Aram said:

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[blockquote]daveferg said:

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Can't see an issue with the gears----the very first thing I'd check is for wood scraps binding in the arbor unit (which rises with the blade). The next thing is check for looseness or proper alignment of the screws holding the shaft in position for the wheel to adjust height.

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They don't look offset, like they are binding?

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the elevation rack is not supposed to ride on top of the worm gear so yes it is an issue.

IIRC the fix is to loosen the stop at the back of the saw on the raising shaft get the gears meshing again then reset the stop at the back to keep it in place

Joe

[Aram]

JGrout said:

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the elevation rack is not supposed to ride on top of the worm gear so yes it is an issue.

IIRC the fix is to loosen the stop at the back of the saw on the raising shaft get the gears meshing again then reset the stop at the back to keep it in place

Joe

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Thanks, Joe. I'll do that.