Blade Slippage on EX21 Solved

[Toneman]

Well, after about 9 months of scrolling on my EX21, I noticed my blade tension was not holding. The blade wasn't coming out, just the tension was decreasing. I went by and talked to Ray @Seyco and he said the set screw and the thumb screw of the blade holder were worn out. (I took them for him to evaluate just in case). He was right, no problems now. FYI, he said if I did a lot of scrolling. the pair should be changed regularly, about every four months or even sooner; depending on the volume of dust made. He did say they could be taken out and very lightly rubbed with sand paper as long as they were flat. He suggested screwing into a flat piece of wood with only about the 1/64 or less exposed to the sanding belt. But, in my case it was too late, so I had to replace them.

Tony,aka,Toneman

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hey Tony--glad you got everything corrected--Ray is super when it comes to customer service--I had the same problem and ordered a couple of sets to have on hand--Richard

[Keefie]

I have yet to hear of one bad report about Ray os Seyco, all I heard so far is the excellent quality of service you get by going there. Makes me wish we had a branch here in the U.K.

[julief]

I've been doing business with Ray for 10 years and he is all that we say he is.  He is very talented and a very nice guy.  He deffinately knows his stuff.  When I am ready to buy a new saw ( I still want an EX30) I won't consider buying from anyone else.  I used to live about 10 minutes from his shop but now I am 3 1/2 hours away.  I still visit him when I go to see my son.  He is the only reason I still use some Olson blades.  He started me on Olson and they are good blades although I like some of the Flying Dutchman better.