Questions & Answers for: difficult raise saw blade table

raise the blade. If this is a new saw, return it to the store for an exchange, but if it's an older than a few months: These contractor saws often acquire this problem. It's usually dust, specifically

...difficult to raise & lower blade My 10"Craftsman table saw, purchased in the 80s, has been a wonderful piece of equipment. Recently, however, it has become very difficult to raise and lower ...

...raise the blade. If you are cutting 1/2" plywood, then set your blade at 3/4" or a bit more. Keep blade low and away from hands. Keep hands high and away from blade. For 1-1/2" thick 2x4, I usually ...

...raise and lower the blade and i have removed the knob that tightens the handle so the blade does not move and its still very difficult to move the blade You need to do some maintenance on your ...

...difficult to raise and now its not raising at all just gets tighter until you hear a snaping sound when I turn elevation hand wheel to raise the blade the lock lever seems to be coming towards me ...

...difficult to turn In most cases this is simply a lubrication situation. Good luck getting to the mechanism, but it can be done. If you have shop air, blow all the sawdust off the mechanism, use a rag ...

...saw GTS 10 XC is extremely difficult, and lowering it is not much easier. It is very very stiff, and seems to go up and down in "clunks" rather than smoothly any ideas why and how to fix it ? This ...