Does anyone know of a suitable replacement or have a spare they are willing to part with? Saved the saw from a trip to the recycling center and trying to get it all working correctly. It will be used to make bee hive accessories. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Locking lever for router table Bt3 clone
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the parts you are looking for are one of the T-nuts 11, and the knob and bracket 14,4 and 13.
It shouldn't be really hard to make any of these with common hardware and simple operations.
The t-nut 11 goes in the front facing slot of the rear rail. and is probably tapped for 10-24 or 1/4-20 thread and is easily made from a piece of 1/8" thick aluminum drilled and tapped.
the knob thread matches the thread of the T-nut - knobs of this sort can be found in hardware stores small parts bins. My Ace Hardware usually has a good selection better stocked than Lowes or HD
The bracket can probably be made of wood if you look at and measure what needs to clamp it.
The illustration is from the router mounting kit instruction manual.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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Last edited by LCHIEN; 07-05-2021, 12:10 AM.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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If you have the bolts and just the lever is broken, I think you could easily fashion a wood replacement... the forces are not so strong as to require metal.Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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Looks sharp!Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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Well that will certainly do it. Good thinking.
Keep that brass polished
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Currently the shiniest thing on the saw. It was in sad shape bad arbor bearings, NO shims on motor carrier, no blade guard, broken miter holder, rust on steel parts and corrosion on the aluminum bits in hind sight I probably shouldn't have messed with it.
My free saw has cost me about $200.00 bucks.
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