Mike Marlow said:

"Greg G." wrote in message
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My suggestion about bending the other wrench instead still seems
relevant, however, which hand do YOU want swinging around those
carbide tips?


Hey Greg - I've gotten a kick out of some of your comments, and I've simply
appreciated some of the others. In particular, I've found it a little
enjoyable to see one of the sacred cows of this group reviewed and disclosed
to have some warts - especially in light of how much bashing a lot of
"lesser" saws suffer here. But - come on... is it really a big deal to have
to put your hand or arm "near" your blade? We're not talking about razor
sharp here after all...

Thanks. I'm glad someone else has a warped sense of humor.
And I didn't realize it was a sacred cow - I thought it was a big,
gray cabinet saw. A machine.

Worked with 'em my whole life. Take 'em apart, fix 'em, and put 'em
back together again. Run the **** out of 'em, break 'em, and start
all over again.

And I am not trying to 'bash' the saw over a wrench.
But purely from an engineer's standpoint, when I look at this photo:

http://www.thevideodoc.com/Images\UniSaw20.jpg

Logic tells me, bend the one on the right.
The stationary hand holds the left wrench, while resting on the table,
and the right hand is swinging the arbor nut with the other wrench.

That photo was taken with the blade lowered to 2 1/4". The arbor
wrench (left) is bound on the table top. Won't come off. There is
over 2 3/4" of space on the right side for bends in the wrench - and
that's the one that has the moving knuckles on it.

Granted, if you hold the wrench near the end, you're not even close to
the blade anyway. But...

Now, purely and logically, look at that photo again and tell me their
way makes ANY sense. Yea, it may work, but it's freaking illogical.
That is my only point, not that it can't be worked around, not that
doesn't work. But that it would improve the product (for me, anyway)
if they changed it. And it wasn't that big a deal. Till now. :-\

As for the blade sharpness, my WWII _IS_ about as sharp as a razor.
That's why that old Delta contractor blade is on there for the photo.
It's 5 years old, well worn, and definitely NOT sharp as a razor.
It's been a good all-around blade, however. Just not for fine
woodworking.

Not trying to start anything here - just analyzing a machine.
But I can see this is heading into the same sort of territory as
criticizing the current administration. Very emotionally polarized...

Man, am I glad I can type/run fast... G


Greg G.