I magnetize all my nuts,Wait that sounded bad,I magnetize all my arbor nuts,Thats better
Who's dropped the arbor nut into the saw?
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I don't remember, but I don't think I have. I always raise the blade to full height to change and have good access to it.
Now that I have written that, I am sure I will drop it soon!Hank Lee
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running between 80 and 100% - clearly a problem looking for a solution! How can you design a nut-less arbor system?Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Just more room for fingers is all that's needed for a fix. Wider opening in the table top and some way for the dust shield to easily move out of the way - maybe the portion at the top could hinge down and be held in the normal/upright position by magnets? If I could grasp the arbor nut (and the washers and the...) normally - not with just 2 finger tips - it'd be a lot easier and less "oops, where's the magnet wand again?"
I'd probably drop it a lot less often if the stupid arbor nut didn't have to be reverse threaded too. It's such a non-instinctive motion trying to start threading that nut backwards. I've never tried tilting the blade/motor/arbor assembly; I wonder if that'd make access through the table top any easier? At least after using the wrenches to loosen the arbor nut; with the assembly tilted it'd be impossible to get the arbor wrench into position.
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It had never occurred to me, but thanks for pointing out a rare instance where us lefties have an advantage.JohnComment
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Sever frostbite when I was a kid left me with limited manual dexterity or feeling in my hands. I'd say I drop it about 75% of the time when I take it off. And often more than once per blade change.Chr's
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