"dave" wrote in message
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just got this thing, used. got it about a year ago, actually, but just now
getting around to setting it up to USE it. put on a brand new 10 inch
blade, but, when I crank the elevation knob ALL the way down, the blade
will NOT go down below surface of the table-it actually 'sticks up' about
3/16ths higher -above- the upper table surface when *fully* lowered.

also, and amazingly, the arbor pulley "binds" on the bottom of the table
when the blade is raised (cranked up) to it's "full up" position. hours
ago I had the top off (general cleanup, & trying to debug the tilt and
elevate 'squeaks') but I've since put it back on. saw the TILT stops (but
that's not todays issue)

no MENTION (in pdf manuals and sites I find online) of the blade having
any upper -or- lower elevation 'stops', other than to say something to the
effect of "the elevation stops are built in so no adjustment is
neccessary". so, sheesh, now what?

am I supposed to have some sort of 'shims' under those four huge allens,
one at each corner? if so, mine are missing...what are the original made
of, and how thick ARE (or were) they?

also, guys: making zero-clearance throat-plate inserts for this saw seems
like is gonna be a sack-busta, seeing as, in order to do it like I used to
on my old craftsman, I'd need to (apparently) 'shim' this table up about
.625 (five eights of an inch) in order to "drop in the shaped blank then
cut the blade hole by raising"

whoa, this is starting to look pretty draggy....

am I overlooking something?

thanks for clues and tips on this guys

toolie

Well, yours is not the "new style", the new style has just been introduced
in the last few weeks. Check you trunion for cracks, perhaps you have a
broken trunion. The previous generation of Unisaws had a problem with
broken trunions in the past.