Scrappy Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 It hasn't even been a week and here I come running for help! So this weekend I attempted to replace the pin end blade with a plain end blade and it was a disaster. My first attempt ended up with the blade flexing in crazy, not safe directions. I have no idea how it didn't snap in half. I fiddled with it again and then when I turned it on it didn't move, at all. I gave up, wanting to get started on my project and went back to the pin end blade and it worked just fine. Now I know most of you have fancy, way more user-friendly machines than I do, but I was wondering if anyone might know some trick to making the switch between blades. Or is there some common issue that others have dealth with regarding this? Or, as I am afraid, is this the natue of low end machines and the solution is to eventually invest in better equipment? Thanks for any input! Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducky Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 check length of the none pin to the length of the pin ones. i had same type of prob on my machine thy are 2 long and u need to cut a short bit of the none pin .so u can get tention right. hope this helps...xronald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I can't help you but maybe Ducky xRonald solved it. Please let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Did the blade come loose or did it slip in the holder.. if either of these happened get some lock seize from a hardware store and put some on the holding screws . A tube cost about $4 and will be enough to last a life time. It worked for me. IKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I hope you don't have a harbor freight machine ,thee worst! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappy Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I hope you don't have a harbor freight machine ,thee worst! It's an old Ryobi that's on loan to me for a few months. Ducky I will take a look tonight and see if the length was the issue. Ike I don't think it was slipping, but I will play with it some more and see if I missed something. Thanks for all the great ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 For a lot of years, I have,(and like) this cheap saw. It is sold under a few different names, but they look identical. Got mine from Menards for $70, but right now their web site indicates the don's sell it. You can buy this one from Lowes for $120. http://www.toolbarn.com/skil-3335-07.html?gclid=CMXM0cKt0MQCFQgtaQod8YkABg I use only plain end blades. Have a long, narrow vice grip that use for installing the bottom of the blade. Leave 1/4" of blade extending below the vice grip. Clamp it while pointing the top of the blade pointed at the top clamp. Never have a problem. I am a bottom feeder. Hope this helps. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudger Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I have a axminster and it took pin end blades but came with these crappy adapters to use plain end blades, so I ordered a Olson conversion kit I had to modify it to fit my machine and it's working so far, and will have to do until I can afford to upgrade my saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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