Blade Saw
How to fix miter saw blade guard and is the blade too loose?
My miter saw was in storage for the last few months and when I took it out to give it a test run, I noticed that when you lower the blade, the guard does not lift up. The guard can be moved with my hand, so its not stuck. How can I fix this? Any ideas?
Also, the blade itself seems to be a little loose, like swaying from side to side, but only a very tiny tiny bit. It doesn't seem to bother cutting any wood, but I was afraid it might loose too much. This I can lookup in my manual, the blade guard is what I am trouble with the most.
The guard issue is difficult to address. There are several ways that these can be configured, without a model or even a manufacturer, it is hard to guess. There is some kind of linkage between the guard and the pivot point of the saw, part of this is loose. Again, hard to know where to tell you to look more specifically.
The loose blade is a different story. A few possibilities there.
Could be the wrong blade. There are different sizes and shapes of arbors (and holes in the center of the blade). Putting the wrong blade on the saw will cause a problem. I doubt that this is your problem.
Could simply be that the nut that holds the blade on is a bit loose. If this is the case, it is hazardous to operate the saw. You need to check this before you operate the saw again. Sometimes the bolt or nut holding the blade will become a bit rusted and feel tight before it is, so remove it, clean if needed and reinstall. This should not come loose from storage, if it is loose it probably was loose when you put it in storage.
Last possibility is a bearing problem. As the bearings in the saw wear, they will allow the spindle to wobble a bit. If you can wiggle the spindle a bit with no blade on the saw, this is your problem. It should take a bit of use to wear the bearings, but they can go early if you try to cut material that is too heavy for the saw or try to cut too fast. Cheaper saws will tend to wear faster than a more expensive saw. This will cause your cuts to be a bit less accurate, but you can use the saw with a bit of wear. Once it starts to wobble it will get worse quickly, so plan to repair or replace soon.
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