Height locking adjustment

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  • jerrbitt
    Handtools only
    • Apr 2003
    • 4
    • Jacksonville, NC, USA.
    #1

    Height locking adjustment

    I have the Sears equivalent of the BT3100. Recently I noticed thta even though I have the height adjustment lever pushed all the way to the left, I can still raise or lower the blade.

    So far the setting of the blade seems to stay in place but I worry after during a lot of precision cuts whether the setting might slip.

    Can't find anything in the manual about adjusting. Any ideas please?
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    • RodKirby
      Veteran Member
      • Dec 2002
      • 3136
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
      • Mao Shan TSC-10RAS
      #2
      The locking lever locks the bevel angle, NOT the height

      Don't worry - it wont move down by itself.

      It allows you to make fine height adjustments.
      Downunder ... 1" = 25.4mm

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        • LCHIEN
          Internet Fact Checker
          • Dec 2002
          • 21052
          • Katy, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 vintage 1999
          #3
          Originally posted by RodKirby
          The locking lever locks the bevel angle, NOT the height

          Don't worry - it wont move down by itself.

          It allows you to make fine height adjustments.
          agree with Rod K.

          BTW, the elevation adjustment is exactly 12 turns per inch. That's 0.083" per turn or
          .021" per 1/4 turn which is just over 1/64th inch.
          Last edited by LCHIEN; 10-22-2008, 01:20 PM.
          Loring in Katy, TX USA
          If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
          BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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