DW735 Mod

[Tom Esh]

Got tired of getting "hip checked" by the 735's protruding crank handle. Dang near broke the thing off a couple times. Problem solved with a folding handle (H5135) from Grizzly. Except for having to dig out a bit longer machine screw than the one that comes with the handle, it bolted right on with no modifications.
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[Julian Wong]

*2 Thumbs up*

[Steve Prill]

Great idea!

Steve

[Andy Korfin]

Great Idea...where did you find the longer machine screw ?

[Tom Esh]

Great Idea...where did you find the longer machine screw ?

Local Ace Hardware.
It's a 6mm x 1.00 pitch. There's plenty of room inside the backside of the wheel so I used a hex head, but a cap or mushroom would work too. Closest length Ace had was 20mm which is a scooch too long, even with a lock washer, so I just ground off a couple mm so it wouldn't protrude and interfere with the handle folding.