Pegas blade clamp (retrofitted to the Jet) tensioning lever disengages by itself

[handibunny]

Thanks for the info, Rolf. Sounds like the Corian was the culprit. Interesting.

[handibunny]

Looks like it was probably the Corian dust that was creating the problem. I blew out the tensioning level with compressed air, and made sure I tightened the clamps, and so far, so good. Let's hope!

[handibunny]

Not sure yet what was going on. Will post when I know.

[handibunny]

Thanks, Fibber for the offer. I think I’ll order some for myself, just to have on hand. And thanks, Pete, for the suggestion to contact Bob. Turns out I didn’t have to!

Glad you picked up on this, Bob! I was hoping you would. I’ll be in touch later today.

I feel...

[handibunny]

You must be a lot younger than I am! Two hours or so and I'm cooked!

[handibunny]

Very weird, right in the middle of a cut, to have the lever pop into the untensioned position. Also having some trouble with the upper blade clamp holding the blade without slipping, despite being tightened fully. Just started happening, so I'm wondering if either of two recent events could possibly...

[handibunny]

So, when are you going to rearrange Bruce?

[handibunny]

Might want to be sure that no state is small enough to present a choking hazard.

[handibunny]

Holiday, 2010, issue 41--Jim Kape had an article featuring a Notre Dame chess set--might be what you're looking for.