How Tight Should the Nut on Your Table Saw Blade be?

How Tight Should the Nut on Your Table Saw Blade be? | Tricks of the Trade

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How tight should the nut be on your table saw blade? Good question and we have the answer, along with a couple of other helpful tips on getting your table saw ready to work! For more on table saws, visit bit.ly/TheTableSaw

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@tworiversworkshop6111 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for a helpful informative video!

@chemcody5119 6 жыл бұрын

It is always good to get back to the basics. Thanks!

@kimchee94112 6 жыл бұрын

Chem Cody Yeah, disconnect the power cord first. I don't always do that but I should.

@Bogie3855 4 жыл бұрын

I have done it this way for about 30yrs and have never had a blade loosen or fail to cut.

@fireworxz 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@TaylerMade 6 жыл бұрын

thought i would have a look at this as so many youtubers who don't have a clue and give all sorts of wrong information having never been trained and learn't by watching other youtubers who don' know what they are doing lol. so glad to see you teaching the proper way.

@ExoTipps 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video, i have a big old cast iron german tablesaw from around 1930's, its a highly percise saw and i love it. When i use small sawblades like in your Video i tighten the nut like you by hand, but when i put on a 60cm (~20") blade on it i use a wrench cause otherwise the Motor start makes the heavy blade come loose a bit

@HomeImProveMentHow 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this really comes in handy preciate it keep up the good work Ken God bless

@dtom1145 6 жыл бұрын

Be sure the face of the blade and the arbor flange are clean and free of any wood chips. It can cause the blade to wobble or possibly the nut to loosen.

@stevenkyleishee 2 жыл бұрын

3:55 to answer the question

@katie2920 4 жыл бұрын

If i over tighten my blade, will it cause it to wobble? My wobbles and I remember REALLY tightening it when I changed my blade last and Im wondering if that might be the cause....

@stevemiller9181 6 жыл бұрын

Good video. I also have a PM table saw and I'm wondering where to get a riving knife like the one on your saw. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks.

@popularwoodworking 6 жыл бұрын

Steve, check my response to Joe Daq...thanks!

@michaelconroy8060 Жыл бұрын

Seems this advice is dependent on the thread type used on the arbor. Is it right hand threads or left-hand threads? Not knowing is not good...

@MRrwmac 6 жыл бұрын

I put a new rail system on my TS years ago and can’t use the riving knife that was originally on the TS. There is only 2” between the insert throat max cut slot and the cast iron top. I know MicroJig makes those little things but was wondering if you had a better idea? Also, should we have a different riving knife for each width blade we use?Thank you!

@popularwoodworking 6 жыл бұрын

The splitter shown is sadly discontinued, but Shark Guard makes a decent alternative. And yes, in a perfect world you have a knife of the appropriate width to match your blade. But as long as it's not wider than the blade, something is better than nothing.

@duanemichellealtig1809 Жыл бұрын

Loosening the arbor nut on ryobi table saw

@fawxa6731 5 жыл бұрын

Any tips to get that "stabilizer" off? I can't even get a straight blade between mine and the saw blade. Won't come loose

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@donovancash4661 3 жыл бұрын

@Trent Oakley yup, been watching on Flixzone for months myself :)

@joedaq6678 6 жыл бұрын

David ! Where and When did you add that Biesemyer Riving Knife to Your PM 66 ? My saw is the same actually we have 2. A PM 66 with 2 belt Drive and a PM 66 with Older Better 3 belt drive. I have wanted that Riving knife set up Forever! And the Serious Industrial tech support is No More... Good Industrial Delta is not readily available these days. Thanks and Great Videos!

@codykniffen 6 жыл бұрын

Joe Daq I'm pretty sure that's a Shark Guard riving knife.

@popularwoodworking 6 жыл бұрын

Joe (and Cody), unfortunately it's a Biesemeyer snap-in splitter that is now discontinued. I just went searching and the Shark Guard is the closest thing out there, but not an inexpensive option. Most manufacturers went to an inclusive riving knife design with their new machines, so if you've got an older (but still great) 66 it's still an aftermarket world.

@codykniffen 6 жыл бұрын

Popular Woodworking Agree 100% on the greatness that is a PM66. I paid a bit of a premium when I got mine used, but it's such a workhorse. Thanks for the follow up!

@joedaq6678 6 жыл бұрын

Popular Woodworking Haha,,, Yep .... I recognized that Biesemyer Riving adapter from a Mile away. Sorry but Though the Shark is Good, it's in No Way the Biesemyer. And after Too many years of Back an Forth with PM they have No Intention of any kind of Riving Knife adapter or adaptation for PM 66 ... So Once the Biesemyer patent expires ???? Thanks for the replys

@chrisk3195 6 жыл бұрын

Much easier on a delta unisaw

@wolflahti412 6 жыл бұрын

You might want to mention before 2:10 that the nut is reverse-threaded.

@MrBobWingard 6 жыл бұрын

Wolf Lahti POWERMATIC 66's are not reverse threads.

@kimchee94112 6 жыл бұрын

It's always good to know which way the thread goes. Some of the wheel lug nuts (not many) on cars are reversed, almost jump on my breaker bar before I'd realized it.

@kimchee94112 6 жыл бұрын

Who just finger thght that nut or it's just me who needed a little insurance? I've been using more torque than it should but good thing is the blade will spin as it wouldn't dig into the wood.