Duhhhh. Loosen up
03-14-2015, 03:10 PM
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Duhhhh. Loosen up
I'm trimming some blocks. My cutter seems dull. Thought it might need changing, but being lazy (having to move this to get to that, so I can open the drawer to get the blades, etc) I just kept cutting. Remembered a conversation about the blade having to turn as it cut. Looked at cutter and it was screwed all the way tight. What if I loosened it a little!? Ah ha! It worked a little better. Loosened it more, it worked even better. Well, you get the picture. Wonder how many good cutters I tossed thinking it was dull when maybe all it needed was a little room to do its job. We are taught to tighten something all the way; so try this before you toss. Couldn't hurt, might work!
03-15-2015, 08:44 AM
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03-15-2015, 09:41 AM
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Mine has a little curved 'washer' and I found that it does matter which way the curve faces. But it provides a tiny bit of space for the blade to turn. I have found the opposite problem--the screw holding the blade tends to loosen a bit over time. I've taken to checking each time I want to cut a bunch of stuff or am trimming a lot of blocks.
03-15-2015, 09:55 AM
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Mine has a little curved 'washer' and I found that it does matter which way the curve faces. But it provides a tiny bit of space for the blade to turn. I have found the opposite problem--the screw holding the blade tends to loosen a bit over time. I've taken to checking each time I want to cut a bunch of stuff or am trimming a lot of blocks.
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