oleranger Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 OK all you scroll saw maniacs... I need some help... I have an Excaliber 21 and love the saw to death. Best I have ever used. However, I have a problem that I'm not sure how to fix. Just recently my tension bar at the top of the cutting head, starting vibrating loose during a cut. It wasn't too bad at first, but has gotten progressively worse over the past few days. I took the whole thing apart, cleaned it and back together and it's doing the same thing. Is there an adjustment I'm missing? Anyone have a similar experience and have a fix for it? I suspect it's something simple, but it's got me bewildered at this point. I went through the operating manual, but couldn't find any mention of this. Any trouble shooting locations someone knows about that they can share with me. I would appreciate any help anyone has on this one. Thanks Ye Ole Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddust1 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Call Seyco at 1-800-462-3353 and they will help. John Old Dust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) okay 1st question did you buy from seyco, no is it under warranty still? yes you bought it from seyco call ray . no look on the plastic tension bar needs a flat cut on it., ray sent me one i swapped it out and never had a problem again my saw sees 30 hours minimum a week for 2 years now since he swapped it out . if its out of warranty and he wont swap it (i doubt it) pm me i will take pictures and draw the piece out full size and show you what it needs to look like 5 seconds on sander it will work great Edited April 30, 2015 by gator Scrolling Steve and WayneMahler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleranger Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks guys.... I have a call into Ray... he's suppose to be calling me back later today. I didn't buy from Seyco, and it's 7 years old, but maybe he'll help me with a fix. If not Zen, I may take you up on your offer. Knew I could get some good help from this site... Yer all the best... Ye Ole Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 You can order that part directly from their site. I purchased one a while back to have as a spare. They do wear out eventually. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Guess i should be looking to upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonacker Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Call Ray. The first time I called him he spent a half hour on the phone with me. He's the best. WayneMahler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Try using a little less tension on the lever/blade, or, take it piece off and sand or file the bottom flat. To me, it seems as if your lever isn't locking itself down properly. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I spray mine with silicon spray stops wear and the only time it happened to me was when I had to much tension on the blade and it was a 7 try changing to a different size blade or a different make of blade different materials etc. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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