{"id":3843,"date":"2020-11-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snaservices.com\/?p=3843"},"modified":"2021-05-05T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T19:44:31","slug":"sbw29-table-saw-tilt-adjustment-wheel-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snaservices.com\/index.php\/sbw29-table-saw-tilt-adjustment-wheel-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"SBW#29 \u2013 Table saw tilt adjustment wheel repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’re using one of the adjustment wheels on your table saw, whether it is to adjust the height or angle of your blade, and all of sudden you hear plastic crunching from the wheel. What do you do? Well, my first thought was I turned the wheel too far and something broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sure enough the nut that is permanently affixed to the center of the blade tilt adjustment wheel broke free of the handle tearing bits of plastic out with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I buy a replacement adjustment wheel? Well, if you have been keeping up with me the answer should be apparent – No. Plus it doesn’t help you cannot actually buy the replacement part but there is an aftermarket Handwheel Handle Crank<\/a> replacement but this way is faster. I could also spend the time building a brand new one out of laminated plywood but that too would take too much time. So, lets fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing I need to do is take the existing adjustment wheel off the table saw. To do this there is a small allen screw that holds the wheel and nut to the table saw. Unscrew it carefully with an Allen wrench<\/a> as to not drop the allen screw, washer or nut that is inside the wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next I’ll need to break out any broken pieces of plastic from the center hub of the wheel were the nut was attached and scuff up the plastic where I will epoxy the nut back in. Follow up this by a good cleaning. I just used denatured alcohol because it dries quickly and without leaving any residue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n