lawson56 Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 I need The Villager's Help.I was able to get down to my shop today,and I started to have a little problem with my saw,the Top Blade Clamp wasn't clamping like in the past,I tried tightening tighter,it worked but I was concerned about over tightening.I found out after visiting Delta's sight,that they no longer make these clamps.My saw is a Delta mod #40-694 If any of you can help me Please. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Did you try cleaning the ends of the thumb screw and set screw? Maybe rough the ends with sanding paper?.. Somewhere someone posted photos of drilling a hole in a piece of scrap wood just large enough to thread the thumb screw into as well as the set screw.. then put a sheet of sand paper on a flat surface and sand... this makes sure you have them straight when sanding them.. I've ruined some set screws doing it without this method as it's quite difficult to hold them completely straight without them threaded into a scrap board.. I typically use a 1/4' BB scrap piece to do this.. I don't remember the size drill bit you need so you may have to try a few times to get one the right size where you can thread the screws into it.. Also.. the thumb screws clamps etc are the same as those from Dewalt.. If you only need the screws or the rotating pins in the end of the thumb screw.. You can buy them from Ray at Seyco.. They are the same thread size etc as the Excalibur.. I used to buy them for my DeWalt from Ray.. Also you could upgrade to the Pegas blade chucks if you need to buy the whole blade chucks. You can use either the ones made for the Excalubur and use the tension system like the Ex has or buy the set made for the DeWalt.. and use your existing tension lever on your saw.. lawson56, scrollingforsanity and OCtoolguy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 If cleaning the clamps doesn't help, I just looked at ereplacementparts. com and they have some in stock. They are about $20 plus shipping. Tom lawson56 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) Hey Bobby, go over to Works in progress ant Tutorials. I just bummed a post callEd Simple Jig for blade slippage. You will find a simple solution. Edited May 18, 2020 by dgman kmmcrafts, OCtoolguy, LarryEA and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Thanks for all your Help,I went to your Tutorial dgman I don't have a drillpress just a hand drill,but I,m gonna give it a try.Again Thank all of you.I knew I could find help here at the Village. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hi Bobby. I have the replacement Pegas Chuck Head Clamps on the website. The list is $64 and my price is $57.60. If you use - blades10 - in the coupon box at checkout, you get an additional 10% discount making your price $51.84. You will find these to be a great addition to your Delta. You can find them at: https://www.artcraftersonline.com/product-page/pegas-chuck-head-set-for-dewalt-delta OCtoolguy, scrollingforsanity and lawson56 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I posted the jig. Be sure you thread It in straight. lawson56 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I made the jig and it worked! It took a little while to sand,but it did work..Thanks dgman. And Roberta it took me a couple of tries but I did finally twist it in straight. Thanks again everyone for your help.Now Hopefully I can make some sawdust,Good Lord and my back willing. dgman, OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 glad to hear you're back up and running without having to buy parts.. Though might not be a bad idea to get some extras for when the day comes and you need a new thumb screw etc.. The repair kit that Seyco sells just replaces the rotating tip and a new set screw.. They are the same as the ones for the DeWalt as I used to buy them from Seyco for my DW back in the day.. I assume they'd be the same as the Delta too..Just don't do as I did.. I thought a rebuild set 1 set screw and 1 thumb screw pin.. but it's a set for both the upper and lower clamps.. I bought one for each arm pluswanted a couple extras for each arm... needless to say.. I have enough of them for several years now.. OCtoolguy, scrollingforsanity and lawson56 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, lawson56 said: I made the jig and it worked! It took a little while to sand,but it did work..Thanks dgman. And Roberta it took me a couple of tries but I did finally twist it in straight. Thanks again everyone for your help.Now Hopefully I can make some sawdust,Good Lord and my back willing. Glad it worked for you Bobby! I wish there was a way to make a post a sticky so I could direct folks to it with having to find it and bump it. lawson56 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Travis can probably figure out a way. Right Travis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 If it's a hot topic you also can just use the bookmark feature on the village... that way you don't have to go hunting for the message.. The bookmark feature is located at the bottom of each posting just above the signature area. Then to find your bookmarks you click on your name at the top right of any page for the drop down menu and select your bookmarks tab.. or I think from the profile page as well.. You can choose to make your bookmarks public or private as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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