Wanted to use the 8" band saw to cut some MDF strips for the Batman (LE) job and came across a couple of problems.
The Fence
The fence clamp will not slide onto the table and I figure everything has swelled due to the weather.
Removing the table clamp slide.
Sand it down on the 12" lathe disc sander.
The Blade Arm
After raising the blade arm to clear the fence I could not lock the arm.
The lock knob is not grabbing and I suspect the 5/16th tapped screw hole in the timber has stripped.
Remove the blade arm.
Yep... the 5/16th threaded rod is loose, the hole has striped teeth.
I have both metric and imperial Tap & Die sets.
Tapped the hole deeper for more screw thread bite.
Mixed up some epoxy and poked it into the hole with a cable tie then screwed in the 5/16th rod.
Tomorrow I'll remove the two nuts that were needed for the socket driver.
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