newfie Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Anyone here on the forum have an Excalibur scrollsaw that can help.mine keeps popping the tension lever.it seem smaller the blade the worst it is.run out of oppositions or what to do about it i check the upper arm that seems to be good.would it be that the bearings in the rockers be causing this problem?any help be greatly appreciated.i live by the alantic ocean soon going to give it a burial at sea and get another scrollsaw any Recommendations on what to get that will last more then 4 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandaideman Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 I too had that problem and tried various things which were more of a stop gap. The white lever will wear with time. I did order a new lever assembly and replaced that worked well after getting it and in stalling the lever but then started again after a few months. I decided to go ahead and get the whole upper blade holder and lever which has fixed the problem so far. I feel your frustration and it was probably good that I live in Indiana without close by Oceans. Look on Seyco and find the parts or call them and discuss the problem and I think you will be helped. But that is frustrating to be scrolling and bam the lever lets loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) I had the same thing happen to mine. I call Ray at Seyco and they have a level that they have made that works much better than the factory one. There level has a flat spot on it and it will "lock" in place with a snap sound. Had mine for 2 years without any problem. Give them a call he is more than help full. Edited June 30, 2016 by trackman WayneMahler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Ok thanks guys that was my next option to try the lever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Todd, I had a similar problem with my EX21. It was easy to solve the problem, once I figured out what the issue was. What I did, was I removed the white tension lever, then I took a good flat file and I filed the bottom of the lever flat. It seems that after awhile these levers round a bit on the bottom, that makes it so that the tension can cause the lever to flip when under tension. Filing the bottom flattens the base of the lever, and it stops it from flipping on its own. Don't file any more then what is necessary, otherwise you could have other issues with tension. I've done this twice to my saw, and I may get away with doing it once more. But, I now have the material needed to make a new one, so I don't know if I'll even try filing it flat again. You fellas in Newfie land are a pretty resourceful group, I sure you could make one if you get the right material. I got the material to make new ones at a fab shop, you might try to find a small piece there. You don't need a very large piece, it doesn't need to be much larger than your thumb. All you need are a few tools to do the shaping, I used my dremel tools and shapers along with some flat files. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Anyone here on the forum have an Excalibur scrollsaw that can help.mine keeps popping the tension lever.it seem smaller the blade the worst it is.run out of oppositions or what to do about it i check the upper arm that seems to be good.would it be that the bearings in the rockers be causing this problem?any help be greatly appreciated.i live by the alantic ocean soon going to give it a burial at sea and get another scrollsaw any Recommendations on what to get that will last more then 4 years Always something to rain on your parade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Todd, I had a similar problem with my EX21. It was easy to solve the problem, once I figured out what the issue was. What I did, was I removed the white tension lever, then I took a good flat file and I filed the bottom of the lever flat. It seems that after awhile these levers round a bit on the bottom, that makes it so that the tension can cause the lever to flip when under tension. Filing the bottom flattens the base of the lever, and it stops it from flipping on its own. Don't file any more then what is necessary, otherwise you could have other issues with tension. I've done this twice to my saw, and I may get away with doing it once more. But, I now have the material needed to make a new one, so I don't know if I'll even try filing it flat again. You fellas in Newfie land are a pretty resourceful group, I sure you could make one if you get the right material. I got the material to make new ones at a fab shop, you might try to find a small piece there. You don't need a very large piece, it doesn't need to be much larger than your thumb. All you need are a few tools to do the shaping, I used my dremel tools and shapers along with some flat files. Len thanks Len going to give that a try and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 thanks Len going to give that a try and see what happens.got at the saw today it worked like s charm Len i also found a piece of Teflon of the same thickness so i made a spare lever as well just to keep on hand. Thanks again for the tip greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Todd, your quite welcome, glad that I could help. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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