Moonlighter Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 I have had the Delta 694 for almost 10 years, and it has a lot of milage (yards more realistically) on it. It's my favorite piece of equipment in the shop. I rarely adjust the tension but lately it seems very tight. The tension lever is at the lightest (if that's the term) position and if I adjust it any higher it will probably break the blade. I have the manual and parts diagrams (need an electron microscope to read) but can't find anything to adjust. I would appreciate any suggestions for adjustment, replacement, sledgehammer, etc. At 87 I don't think I could justify a new saw so that option is out. Enjoy the heck out of this Forum particularly the bragging section. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 That's quite odd, typically when a saw gets worn it has to have more tension or slide the lever over more than usual.. I'm wondering if it's possible that your blades are shorter? For anyone not knowing what this saw is.. It's the Delta that is very similar to the DeWalt and has the same style slide lever to apply tension. Maybe someone had this issue with a Dewalt? I've heard the opposite but like I mentioned above but not heard of it this way. LOL OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichman Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 This is a very short youtube video ( 34 seconds ) that may help ( or at least it's something to check ). New Guy and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 (edited) 3 hours ago, Wichman said: This is a very short youtube video ( 34 seconds ) that may help ( or at least it's something to check ). That's exactly what I was going to suggest. I'm thinking the upper arm is not returning to the full down position. Start checking for anything that might be preventing it from lowering all the way. When I had my Dewalt, I found a couple of times that when the saw stopped, it was at a position where the arm didn't come down. I just had to step on the foot switch briefly and it would come to rest. When you rotate the slider to take the tension off, make sure it is going all the way back and is pushing the tension wedge back as far as it will go. Something is holding the upper arm up. Edited May 8 by OCtoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 I have a Delta 40-690. I suggest loosing the screw on the left side near the back of the arm just a bit. That will allow the arm to rest naturally. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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