Replaced my first shims today

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  • leehljp
    Just me
    • Dec 2002
    • 8429
    • Tunica, MS
    • BT3000/3100

    Replaced my first shims today

    First time in 15 years with my BT3000 for shim replacement. One fell out and the other was split. I added the Tab support that Norm (in Fujino) first recommended years ago.

    Earlier this week, I was in the middle of a project and went to move my saw back into place for storage at the end of the day, and I saw a shim laying on the floor. Tab bent straight. Next day, I needed to use my dado blade. The saw raised up fine in spite of one shim being off. The other shim was sticking up about an inch and split and curled.

    I was able to finish the dado without a problem before needing to add shims. I did have one little glitch - the plate did not want to come off by hand tugging. I had to wedge a screw driver to get it to break away in order to add the new shim and old shim with fixed tab. 15 years of not being apart showed!

    Thanks to Mark and Norms suggestion, it is working fine.

    And I added this post to the Shim Article by Mark.
    Last edited by leehljp; 09-25-2015, 04:09 PM.
    Hank Lee

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  • Black wallnut
    cycling to health
    • Jan 2003
    • 4715
    • Ellensburg, Wa, USA.
    • BT3k 1999

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    Thanks Hank! It seems replies to articles don't show up in the feed. However they do show as Tap-a-talk notices.
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