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Guide lock handle, tighten ?
Posted: Sat 10 Aug, 2019 11:16 am
by coxsox
Hi,
I noticed my left hand guide locking handle does not tighten as much as the right hand one. Does anyone know how to adjust this, presuming underneath somewhere, but the bolt going into the knob/handle is rounded ? thanks
C
Re: Guide lock handle, tighten ?
Posted: Sat 10 Aug, 2019 1:43 pm
by Justintime
What machine??
Re: Guide lock handle, tighten ?
Posted: Sat 10 Aug, 2019 2:16 pm
by coxsox
Oh yeh, that may help, Morso and it’s the fence tightening knobs
Thanks
Re: Guide lock handle, tighten ?
Posted: Sat 10 Aug, 2019 5:49 pm
by Justintime
Do you mean that the thread is worn on the bolt?
If so a local engineer should be able to redo the thread.
Re: Guide lock handle, tighten ?
Posted: Sun 11 Aug, 2019 10:43 pm
by Mark Thornton
Should you not be able to have the thread repaired then new bolts are available:
https://www.underpinner-spares.co.uk/pr ... fence-bolt
Mark
Re: Guide lock handle, tighten ?
Posted: Mon 12 Aug, 2019 6:59 am
by coxsox
Thanks, it was more about how I take it apart, the bolt head looks rounded. Looking at the diagrams it appears that the locking handle sits over a nut on top, is it just a case of levering this handle off, I can then look at the nut/bolt tightness ?
thanks
Re: Guide lock handle, tighten ?
Posted: Mon 12 Aug, 2019 7:18 am
by Mark Thornton
Yes the handle just sits over the nut and the O-ring is fitted to the nut to stop it working loose but over time the handles do tend to stick themselves to the O-ring so yes a flat bladed screw driver is required to gently lever the handle off.
Mark
Re: Guide lock handle, tighten ?
Posted: Tue 13 Aug, 2019 10:05 pm
by coxsox
many thanks, sorted.