Install Pegas Clamps

[OzarkSawdust]

In the video of installing Pegas Blade clamps he does not show or say anything about lube.

1. Is it necessary?

2. If so what? A dab from a grease gun, a squirt of WD40 once in a while, some exotic lube?

 

[OCtoolguy]

8 minutes ago, OzarkSawdust said:

In the video of installing Pegas Blade clamps he does not show or say anything about lube.

1. Is it necessary?

2. If so what? A dab from a grease gun, a squirt of WD40 once in a while, some exotic lube?

 

Gary, I installed mine without the benefit of a video or any sort of instructions. I just keep mine blown out and clean. I don't think it's a good idea to have anything near the clamps that might collect dust so I just leave mine dry. 

[OzarkSawdust]

5 minutes ago, octoolguy said:

Gary, I installed mine without the benefit of a video or any sort of instructions. I just keep mine blown out and clean. I don't think it's a good idea to have anything near the clamps that might collect dust so I just leave mine dry. 

That was kind of my thought too, but being new I thought I had better ask. I thought it might collect saw dust and be bad for it.

Thanks

[Roberta Moreton]

Yeah, just put them on. Be sure the blade is centered at the top and bottom and done!

[William O Young]

Definitely lubricate it .

I have the owner's manual right in front of me and am typing from it.,

********Blade Tension Lever Lubrication.Regularly apply a small amount of white grease or petroleum jelly to the friction point of the blade tension lever to allow for smoother operation. and help extend the life of the lever. Re-apply after every 10 to 15 hours  of use or as needed depending on the amount used .********

The original  clamps come with a spare lever in a bag because they know damned well you are going to need it  even when lubricating them . Stupid design  but good for sale of parts.

So same thing should apply to Pegasand at the price of those clamps they should be including a few spares. . I use synthetic white grease on mine 

[OCtoolguy]

9 minutes ago, William O Young said:

Definitely lubricate it .

I have the owner's manual right in front of me and am typing from it.,

********Blade Tension Lever Lubrication.Regularly apply a small amount of white grease or petroleum jelly to the friction point of the blade tension lever to allow for smoother operation. and help extend the life of the lever. Re-apply after every 10 to 15 hours  of use or as needed depending on the amount used .********

The original  clamps come with a spare lever in a bag because they know damned well you are going to need it  even when lubricating them . Stupid design  but good for sale of parts.

So same thing should apply to Pegasand at the price of those clamps they should be including a few spares. . I use synthetic white grease on mine 

Well, I suppose it can't hurt anything. I just emailed the folks that I bought my set from. They are very near me. I asked about the lubing, the price of a new lever etc. I'm waiting for a reply. 

[kmmcrafts]

What are we talking about lubing? The upper lever cam mechanism? I would only use a dry lube with Teflon in it.. PB Blaster brand garage door dry lube is what I use on almost everything..  When I had my clamps off.. I took advantage of the access of the bearings and cleaned up the old grease in the needle bearings then applied my high end synthetic grease to them..

As for the lever itself. There is nothing plastic about it in the moving parts.. they have a metal insert in the lever... For what it's worth.. I asked about replacement parts for them and was told yes they have the parts if you ever would need them.. By the way it's made.. It probably would be easier to just replace the whole thing though..That metal insert is quite small and then the little spring and the sleeve for that metal insert looks to me like a lot of very small parts that the spring would send across the shop.. It is a very well made clamp.. I wouldn't knock it just because it has a plastic lever handle.. as it's just a handle.. Take a close look at the lower part of that handle and you'll see the metal insert and all the actual wear parts down there..   

Edited December 3, 2019 by kmmcrafts

[Scrappile]

My Pegas clamps did not come with an "owners manual".  The original clamps on my Excalibur I had and the Seyco I now have say to put a small amount of light grease where the lever moves on the top of the clamp.  That is a different set up than the Pegas clamp, as Kevin points out.

[William O Young]

I cannot believe some peoples way of thinking on this grease or no grease topic.

Original clamp  is physically  bigger than the Pegas one with a  bolt through it and full width plastic or nylon or whatever you want  to call it  lever .

The Pegas one is just a little strip on each side with a pin holding it i place and the whole piece  is considerably smaller than the original . Original  instructions say use grease .

There is a lot of pressure on that  little  lever when tensioning a blade  and you are rubbing  dry plastic against  dry metal if you are not lubricating it .To me it only makes sense to use a little grease as per original manufacturers suggestion.

If you are doing mostly outside  cutting  the lever will last for ages .If you doing fretwork and  switching from hole to hole thousands of times like I have done with larger pieces I would never run it dry.

If a person  really wants to run it dry  rather than taking half a minute to apply a little high  quality grease  at suggested intervals I would suggest keeping at least one spare  in a safe place for when it will need to be replaced  instead of having down time  of having to order one.  

 

 

Edited December 4, 2019 by William O Young