Harry
3rd April 2001, 08:53 PM
I bought a second hand Ryobi 16" scrollsaw and the first weekend I used it the tension adjustment gave way possibly because of my heavy handedness but maybe it was on the way out, anyway it's fixed $40 later and I'm on the way again but as the machine didn't come with manuals and there is no indication on the (too small) adjustment knob I am worried that I may damage it again. At the moment I'm "playing" it by sound, that is I pluck the blade until it sounds okay, pretty dumb eh. Can anyone offer advise?
Secondly, I have an old (19??) table saw made in Melbourne by A. Kavanagh. As you could imagine, being old, its solid as and looks and works like it will go for ever. One thing that sort of bugs me though is that the mitre guide is incomplete. It must have had some sought of "hold down" thingy that screws into the top of the mitre gauge and extends above and parralel to the bar that runs in the slot in the table. The bar has 4 threaded holes of the same size and distance apart, these may or may not have been used as part of the "hold down" setup. I don't think I'll ever find the part I need to complete the mitre gauge but I reckon it would be possible to come up with something if I had the tools to work with metal which I don't, therefore where would you go to get the work done? I'm thinking the job would be too small for many to worry about?
Secondly, I have an old (19??) table saw made in Melbourne by A. Kavanagh. As you could imagine, being old, its solid as and looks and works like it will go for ever. One thing that sort of bugs me though is that the mitre guide is incomplete. It must have had some sought of "hold down" thingy that screws into the top of the mitre gauge and extends above and parralel to the bar that runs in the slot in the table. The bar has 4 threaded holes of the same size and distance apart, these may or may not have been used as part of the "hold down" setup. I don't think I'll ever find the part I need to complete the mitre gauge but I reckon it would be possible to come up with something if I had the tools to work with metal which I don't, therefore where would you go to get the work done? I'm thinking the job would be too small for many to worry about?