tonylumps Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 On the EX saw when the lift arm starts to feel a little rough up and down .The adjusting screw has a ball bearing mounted on the tip.I took the screw out and added a little 3 in 1 oil to the bearing,pushed it in and out a couple of times.Now it acts like a new saw lawson56, Scrolling Steve and WayneMahler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) Never thought of that. Good idea, it needs maintenance like any bearing I guess. Also remember, what goes up, can come down. I say this because I had a couple time where I raised mine started to move my piece of wood and the arm came down. It never hurt anything other than give me a scare, but I have been afraid it might happen and break a fragile piece of fret work. So I had a block of wood with a handle on it, left over from my days with a DeWalt saw and I always just slipped it under the arm just to be safe when working on fragile items. Edited May 16, 2017 by Scrappile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Learn something new everyday. Will have to check this out on mine. Thanks for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Good to know, my EX is a 19 inch solid no lift arm... ohhh how I miss that little convenience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Forgive me for sounding dumb, but.... My EX does lift rather rough. So the question is, where is the adjusting screw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodArtist Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Gonzo said: Forgive me for sounding dumb, but.... My EX does lift rather rough. So the question is, where is the adjusting screw? Yes when facing your saw like your cutting look on the left side at the back there is a bolt with a flat head adjust screw in it. You can also adjust the bolts on each side that hold the upper arm to the machine. I took the adjustment screw out of mine and just use the 2 bolts. Which ever one you choose be careful not to over tighten or losen as it'll cause breakage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 It is described in the manual. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 13 hours ago, tonylumps said: On the EX saw when the lift arm starts to feel a little rough up and down .The adjusting screw has a ball bearing mounted on the tip.I took the screw out and added a little 3 in 1 oil to the bearing,pushed it in and out a couple of times.Now it acts like a new saw a little grease will be there for ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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