Dominic Greco
01-19-2004, 8:55 PM
I think my power tools are plotting against me! All those months of paying sole attention to the lathe has made my other tools jealous. Thats the only reason I can think of for all this to happen now. First my Drill, then my jointer, now my tablesaw. It's a conspiracy I tell ya'!!
:)
Tonight, while I using the Unisaw to cut grooves in some rails, the fence moves on me. Luckily, it wasn't much and I didn't ruin the workpiece. But I've had it happen once before and attributed it to me not locking the handle down. This time I was sure the fence was locked down. So I tested it out. I locked it in place, and then tried to move it. I was able to move it over with just a small amount of effort.
This is the original fence that came with the saw. The only difference is the fence face with is from T-Track USA. When I restored this saw, I even replaced the little nylon pads that the fence slides on. Just for your information, this is the older style Unifence that has the small allen head adjustments on top and the front.
I tried using the adjustments on top to get rid of any slop in the mechanism. But that didn't seem to work. I also looked in the manual and there is no "Troubleshooting" section to help me out. Since it was getting late, I decided to pack it and call it a night. I figured I could ask you folks and see what you could come up with.
So,.....Is there anyone out there who has a Unifence and has had this happen before? What did you do?
:)
Tonight, while I using the Unisaw to cut grooves in some rails, the fence moves on me. Luckily, it wasn't much and I didn't ruin the workpiece. But I've had it happen once before and attributed it to me not locking the handle down. This time I was sure the fence was locked down. So I tested it out. I locked it in place, and then tried to move it. I was able to move it over with just a small amount of effort.
This is the original fence that came with the saw. The only difference is the fence face with is from T-Track USA. When I restored this saw, I even replaced the little nylon pads that the fence slides on. Just for your information, this is the older style Unifence that has the small allen head adjustments on top and the front.
I tried using the adjustments on top to get rid of any slop in the mechanism. But that didn't seem to work. I also looked in the manual and there is no "Troubleshooting" section to help me out. Since it was getting late, I decided to pack it and call it a night. I figured I could ask you folks and see what you could come up with.
So,.....Is there anyone out there who has a Unifence and has had this happen before? What did you do?