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Thread: Band Saw table pin.....

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    Band Saw table pin.....

    I have a Jet 14" band saw and the table pin is sometimes a real pain. About 8 out of 10 times I change the blade I have to get a wrench to get the pin out.

    So today I went to change the blade and had to get a wench to get the pin out and decided that has to be a better way. Drilled a hole in the head of the pin and installed a 1/8" spiral pin, works great and now I never have to get a wrench out again.

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    Neat trick. Funny how the simple fixes work better than spending a boat load of money.

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    That's a great fix!
    Now, if I can just find my pin (having misplaced it one too many times during a blade change.)

    This actually begs the question: what's the purpose of the pin anyway?

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    Oddly enough I didn't learn the purpose of the pin until after I sold my 14in. The pin connects the two halves of the table that are broken by the path of the blade as you insert it. With no pin they are just both hanging out and sagging in space. Pounding the pin in too tight will cause the two halves of the table to be out of alignment. Hold a straightedge across the full table and watch what happens as you insert and tighten (and overtighten) the pin.

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    Nice fix Bill.

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    Thanks for the idea. Nice fix!

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    Aha-
    I have noticed that I have a little lip at the split.
    Darn, where is that pin?!

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    Great idea Bill, I have to say I'm gonna have to copy that, thanks so much for sharing!

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    Great tip Bill, thanks!
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    Nice shop made solution. It's funny how long something annoys us before we fix it! Guilty as charged.

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    Thanks for posting. I will have to get mine done. I will try to put a pin with a keychain ring on mine that I will use to chain it to the saw.

    Hopefully that will help me to stop misplacing it.

    MK

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    If Jet was to insert that roll pin at the factory, they would have to charge another $10.
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    My problem with the pin is that I have lost it twice. Ordered two from Jet and never lost one again.
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    Nice fix! Mine takes a 3mm Allen key, which I keep on the saw with a magnet.

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    Ought throw that in the tips and tricks thread so it is pinned at the top of the forum. Good one!

    Wait, it is not pinned anymore! Guess not enough activity.
    Last edited by Ole Anderson; 01-11-2015 at 1:03 PM.
    NOW you tell me...

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