"John Grossbohlin" wrote in
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"coloradotrout" wrote in message
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On Jan 4, 6:47 pm, "Bob S." wrote:
"coloradotrout" wrote in message


With the screws backed all the way out, I cannot get the pads into
place. The pad thickness is greater than the space between the metal
(that pads attach to) and the fence rail. I can slide the pads in
about 1/2 way, but if I glued then on, I could never get the fence
onto the rail (which is partly why they got knocked off this time,
though they never would have remained in place).

The pads are probably closer to 3/32nds thick.

One other thought... are you lifting the lock down handle completely
up as you try to place the fence on the rail? I just looked at my Jet
cabinet saw with Xacta fence and the gap opens up about 1/16" more
with the cam completely off the locking bar than when the cam is
laying against the locking bar while the handle is in the loose
position. That sentence reads terribly! LOL

John


John, I think you just nailed his problem.. The lock cam may be bent,
buckled or otherwise distorted forcing the whatchmajig (T bar) closer
to the rail. Wish I had access to a binary site, I would take a
picture of mine so he can see how it's supposed to be. The pad
thickness sounds about right - don't sand them. Something else is wrong
and it can only be the locking cam assy. The thickness of the pad on
that should be about the same as the other pads. The locking mechanism
allows about 1/8" (+/- an RCH) space from locked to unlocked position.

Look at the piece of metal that the cam forces against the rail and
that pad - that's where the problem is most likely. That's assuming
that the spring arms on the T bar assy are not in their full out
position and that the rail(s) are original equipment.

Bob S.