Thread: My TS-10L arrives ...

Thanks guys.

Provided you use the appropriate adapter. The most common is just a washer sized to simply press in to the oversized hole

Sounds like that might just do the trick. Thanks for the advice too. They described something that grips into the other holes in the blade (the ones just outside of the centre hole). Will take a photo once I have it in hand.

What Skew said, plus make sure that the spacer they send you is a 5/8" one and not a 16mm.

Good tip. I will definitely check that once I get it.

Hope you're as fortunate assembling your saw as I was with my TSC 10HB. I expected to have to shim things and square up the blade. As it was, everything was spot on. Couldn't believe it!

Thanks. I hope so too. Will be doing all the aligning tomorrow night so we'll see how it goes.

Cheers,
Af.

Originally Posted by Afro Boy

Is it normal/safe to use larger diameter blades on a 5/8" arbor?
Thanks,
Af.

they get all wobbly and you have to check the undies when you switch it on.

...also make sure the thickness of the arbor washer is the same as the blade thickness.I was given a thicker one when I purchased mine and I didn't check it.

Good one Waldo!

I did mean with one of those adapter/bushing thingis, but glad you got a joke out of it anyway!

Got my friend Dave over yesterday to help me wire up some new points int he garage (one of which was a 15A for the saw). Then, FINALLY, got to do a test cut. Boy, this thing is really really nice. Cuts very very well and so easily. I'm very happy.



The "reducer" that I got seems to work correctly too and it is the right size (30mm - 5/8"). I am a slight bit concerned though and think I might encounter the issue that Skew described where the reducer works it's way out of the blade. Let me describe with pictures ...

Here's the sequence of bits. Blade, reducer, thingi (don't know what that black washer is called) and nut.



The inside of the thingi is concave, so when put together there is a gap between the centre of the blade and centre of the thingi. The mating faces are only around the outer edge of the thingi.



When the pieces come together, in worst case scenario, the washer can move along the arbor and leave only a fraction of a mm supporting the blade. I fear the reducer could vibrate along the arbor and leave the blade to fall.


Any thoughts on whether I'm worrying too much over nothing much or perhaps there is something I could do to prevent this from happening?

Thanks,
Af.

I wouldn't be too concerned, I've got the same saw. The washer is only there to locate it on the arbour whilst the flange washers and nut hold the blade in the correct position.

In fact, you'll find that most saws are like this, even angle grinders work on the same principle.

Good to hear. Thanks for that DJ. I will continue to cut everything I can find now!

Hi Afro,

Been waiting for pics of your saw. Now I see it I'm green.

(Sets gritted teeth) I'm very happy for you. (And unclench)

Seriously - Hope you get years of happy use from it.

Cheers
Cow