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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: DeWalt 788 blade clamp distance issue
« on: November 18, 2020, 07:11:18 pm »
I'm almost certain I'm wrong, but just in case.
I had a similar problem with blade length on my 18" Jet for a while. That was before I figured out how you actually set the tension on a Jet.
That big knob at the back of the arm? That's just for getting the arms parallel. It does have an effect on the tension, of course, but that's not how you set it. You set it by spinning the lever that closes the blade clamps and pulls them up.
When I was trying to use the knob at the back to set the tension I kept having problems with the length of the blades.
Like I said, I don't think this is your problem, but I figure it's worth tossing out there just in case.
I had a similar problem with blade length on my 18" Jet for a while. That was before I figured out how you actually set the tension on a Jet.
That big knob at the back of the arm? That's just for getting the arms parallel. It does have an effect on the tension, of course, but that's not how you set it. You set it by spinning the lever that closes the blade clamps and pulls them up.
When I was trying to use the knob at the back to set the tension I kept having problems with the length of the blades.
Like I said, I don't think this is your problem, but I figure it's worth tossing out there just in case.