heppnerguy Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 all of a sudden I can not get the desired tension on my saw blades.. I disassembled my saw and everything seemed to be working just fine...I lubed the sliding mechanism in the rear of the saw the makes the adjustment..everything appears to be functioning but still, I can not get the proper tension....I reassembled the saw and I am looking for some suggestions...anyone out there, that might have a suggestion for me?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qlty Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Make sure the blade is not slipping in either of the two clamps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Go to http://www.scrollsaws.com Rick has a lot of good info on the Dewalt saw as well as others. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmoonCT Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I would scuff up the set screws that hold the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I am sure that my blades are not slipping...my quess at this time might be that the part inside the saw, that slides forward because of the action of the tension rod, my be worn a little...or perhaps the tension selector or the bushing might be worn some...not sure..anyone else experienced those problems..I have torn my saw apart 4 times trying to figure this out.....thanks for the suggests...I will take a further look at the suggested possibilities just to make sure though...thanks for your help so far......will let you know if that helps..or solves my problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I went to the web sight that Mick suggested and I found a lot of really good information, including the tip from Wolfmoon and I am going to try some of them....I do not pretend or imply that I know everything about this saw, but I found out there is a lot more that I do not know than I thought I understood at the beginning of my first post...thanks again guys for your help. A wonderful group of people here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks to WolfmoonCT and Mick and qlty fro responding to my help request...I got a good education on the suggested web sight....I decided that I would also try the above suggestion about the slipping blade holders, even though I felt sure that was not happening..I scuffed them up and re-centered them in their holding screw and BINGO, I got enough tension that I was happily scrolling away this afternoon and made my bride a Valentines gift. I had to eat some crow, but I am happy that I listened to your advice and challenged what I thought I already knew.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I've never had any problem with my dewalt 788 , but just reading these post - has give me a better understanding of the saw also ..Thanks guys.......MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeber Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I always dip the ends of the blades in alcohol to get the excess grease off of them. Cuts down on slippage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 good tip, Beeber.....I will give that a try...can't hurt anything...I have to say that I am not completely happy with the tension I am achieving but at least I can get back to cutting again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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