"Limp Arbor" wrote in message
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On Mar 22, 12:54 am, "Markndawoods" wrote:
After my neighbor used my saw the freaking lift will not budge. The thing
is
so tight, he broke the lift handle and sheared off the roll pin holding
it
on!

What could cause the lift to lock up this tight?

Please... anybody?

As was already said make sure the small knob on the lift wheel is
loose and look for something broken inside.

The mechanism on the saw isn't great, mine (Jet) worked like crap
brand new. but I found a fix for it. The site no longer exists but
thanks to the WayBack machine you can still get to it.

http://web.archive.org/web/200310072...uk/jetfix.html

The instructions are long and are for adjusting slop but you should be
able to follow them to fix your problem.

Good luck and post back what ended up being the problem.

Good explanation page. On mine, a 9" Delta Contractor (I don't have the
model number handy) saw which was in my under-deck shop, the elevator shaft
rusted along with the eccentric and froze up. No amount of soaking in
whatever chemical I tried did any good. It sure was an education in the
workings of that type of mechanism, though. Because that particular saw was
over 20 years out of production, that specific part was not available. My
fix? A new saw. (frown!)

Ed