Subject: Delta Contractors Saw Blade Retraction Problem

From: "Dan Wolf" <[email-masked]>
Date: 11 Feb 1997 22:13:40 GMT

I just bought a Contractors saw based on the positive info in the group.
After assembly I noticed the blade doesn't retract all the way down.
About 1/16" still extends above the table.  What's the problem?
Shouldn't the blade drop all of the way down and into the table.

Thanks,

Dan

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From: Termite <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 08:33:04 -0500

> Shouldn't the blade drop all of the way down and into the table.
Dan,
I don't have a Delta, however I know that not all TS blades will retract
below the surface of the table. This may be the case with your model. I
have a Jet and the blade just drops below the surface by about a 1/16"
or less. 
Check the specs. that came with your saw. Usually that is one of the
items specified there. You may find that there's nothing wrong with your
saw, and that's just the way it was designed.

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From: Dave Peritt <[email-masked]>
Date: 12 Feb 1997 14:24:40 GMT

>Shouldn't the blade drop all of the way down and into the table.

I just bought a CS and it drops below the table.   What blade do you have
on the saw??
Do you find the adjustment for blade height hits a dead spot in the
middle??  is this normal??

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From: Frank Howell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 06:19:39 -0800

Dan

The blade should retract below the surface of the table. Call Delta's
support for help.

Frank Howell

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From: [email-masked] (Victor Kan)
Date: 13 Feb 1997 19:59:13 -0500

>>>>> "Frank" == Frank Howell <[email-masked]> writes:
In article <[email-masked]> Frank Howell <[email-masked]> writes:

Frank> Dan Wolf wrote:
>>  I just bought a Contractors saw based on the positive info in the
>> group.  After assembly I noticed the blade doesn't retract all the
>> way down.  About 1/16" still extends above the table.  What's the
>> problem?  Shouldn't the blade drop all of the way down and into the
>> table.

I think there's an adjustable ring with a set screw on the shaft of
the hand wheel that controls where the wheel bottoms out.  Maybe it's
set in the wrong place.

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From: Christopher Raymond <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:08:00 -0800

I bought my Delta contractor's saw in 1986, and it does exactly the same
thing.

Chris

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From: Termite <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 08:29:09 -0500

> I bought my Delta contractor's saw in 1986, and it does exactly the same
Chris,
In your last post you indicated that you were new to this woodworking
stuff - I wouldn't go so far as to say that if I'd bought my equipment
in 1986 !!  Do you still consider yourself NEW ??
How long do you have to be involved with this until you're no longer NEW
AT IT

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From: [email-masked] (Explodey2)
Date: 14 Feb 1997 18:39:59 GMT

I also have Delta CS, the regular one, not the Cont II. You didn't say
which you had. Anyway, the blade definetly does retract fully and should.
Once in a while the blade adjustment does bind or get stiif and all it
requires is that I brush off rack and pinion and lube with some stick wax,
then it's smooth as silk again. Look carefully under table and see if
blade, pivot or any part of mechanism is hitting something and see if rack
is at end of travel.