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Table saw Craftsman 113.29920 help needed
- Thread starter jeffberk
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Generally those type of handles are just a light press fit (handle that you are holding into the wheel). Similar handles on my lathe and milling machine have come loose and I successfully tapped them back in place with a plastic mallet. For stubborn ones that keep falling out some Locktite my be required. Craftsman no doubt purchased them as a complete unit from a supplier hence the single part number.
Can't you look at the other handle to see how it is put together?
On my older Craftsman table saw that handle spins within the main portion. There is a thin flat washer on the left end. That nub is peened out to hold the washer on.
If yours is meant to spin, would a circlip fit on the end? You could drill a hole in the left end and install a washer with a self tapping screw to hold it in place also.
If it is just a press fit as mikegt4 states, just tap it in, maybe with some adhesive. Or, grab that end with some good sharp pliers to create some raised ridges that will grab and hold it in place.
On my older Craftsman table saw that handle spins within the main portion. There is a thin flat washer on the left end. That nub is peened out to hold the washer on.
If yours is meant to spin, would a circlip fit on the end? You could drill a hole in the left end and install a washer with a self tapping screw to hold it in place also.
If it is just a press fit as mikegt4 states, just tap it in, maybe with some adhesive. Or, grab that end with some good sharp pliers to create some raised ridges that will grab and hold it in place.
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BillK
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That handle looks like a taper fit. You can see the taper in your picture. That is how almost all lathe and milling machine handles are made. Just tap it back into place with a small hammer. If it keeps coming loose you can put some Loctite 620 stud and bearing lock on it.
The handle should spin. I'm assuming there was a flat washer and a peened end holding it in place as Treeman suggested.
I'm trying to get the hand wheel (main portion or whatever) off to see if I can split both half of it to attempt to reinstall a peened washer or other means of holding the handle in place.
The wheel is kept from spinning freely by two set screws that seat to the horizontal shaft. I've removed the two screws and the wheel spins freely. It will not come off. I drilled a hold through the center of the hand wheel and attached a gear puller. It won't pull off.
I'm about to give up since I don't really use the blade tilt too often but I hate being defeated by a machine.
The exploded view of the saw is here:
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/222/626.pdf
The part in question is #106 on the diagram. Specifically, the one on the side of the machine as there is a second one on the front for adjusting blade height.
I'm trying to get the hand wheel (main portion or whatever) off to see if I can split both half of it to attempt to reinstall a peened washer or other means of holding the handle in place.
The wheel is kept from spinning freely by two set screws that seat to the horizontal shaft. I've removed the two screws and the wheel spins freely. It will not come off. I drilled a hold through the center of the hand wheel and attached a gear puller. It won't pull off.
I'm about to give up since I don't really use the blade tilt too often but I hate being defeated by a machine.
The exploded view of the saw is here:
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/222/626.pdf
The part in question is #106 on the diagram. Specifically, the one on the side of the machine as there is a second one on the front for adjusting blade height.
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I got my answer from vendors on e-bay selling used hand wheel:
"Some time the shaft is so scored that they are next to impossible to remove. I most often have the saw upside down with the stand removed. I then can sometimes get a long thin punch against the wheel from inside the cabinet and hit it with a hammer at the same time working the wheel back and forth. Good luck!"
a response from a second vendor:
Its usually burrs from the set screws digging into the shaft as to why they are so tight. Things I have done are spraying with WD40 or equivalent, and using a screw driver, tapping it with a hammer between the handle and the ridge on the shaft to try and work it back and forth. Other than that I have not found anything that works. I have one thats stuck right now that I managed to get about half way off and it just won't budge any further. It's maddening!
"Some time the shaft is so scored that they are next to impossible to remove. I most often have the saw upside down with the stand removed. I then can sometimes get a long thin punch against the wheel from inside the cabinet and hit it with a hammer at the same time working the wheel back and forth. Good luck!"
a response from a second vendor:
Its usually burrs from the set screws digging into the shaft as to why they are so tight. Things I have done are spraying with WD40 or equivalent, and using a screw driver, tapping it with a hammer between the handle and the ridge on the shaft to try and work it back and forth. Other than that I have not found anything that works. I have one thats stuck right now that I managed to get about half way off and it just won't budge any further. It's maddening!