luzzy
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Post by luzzy on Jun 8, 2014 20:54:21 GMT -5
   I've had this saw for about 6 months now and used it a bunch of differently ways. No issues. Friday I cut a countertop and as I set the saw down , I noticed the blade guard was still retracted. Not good. I shook the saw a bit thinking a cut off wedged itself between the blade and the guard. Instead I hear what sounds like a loose metal part which falls out eventually. It appears to be a rivet or a pin. Tonight I took apart the saw and sure enough the return spring was sitting there disconnected. After studying the blade guard , I noticed the spot for that pin.I slipped it through the spring and reinserted in the blade guard. Not sure if it is friction fit,riveted or what but it seemed to hold. I have pictures and an email in to David at Timberwolf. Anyone else have an issue like that? Attachments:
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Post by 7 on Jun 8, 2014 23:39:36 GMT -5
Early on I was working in a commercial building that houses about 500 employees and has computers everywhere. Being in a pinch and not wanting to spread dust I cut out a couple lengths of drywall with my KSS300, obviously not a great idea with such a nice tool. After that the guard didn't retract every time- did sometimes but would have to shake the saw a bit to get it to go back sometimes too. I blew the sheetrock dust away with an air nozzle but it still stuck at times. With use is has gone back to normal and always retracts perfectly again now.
This sounds different than your issue but might relate on some level.
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Jun 9, 2014 0:28:48 GMT -5
On the 400 if I've being cutting loads of chipboard I sometimes get a situation where the guard won't spring back, sometimes I will give it spray with oil. If it gets really bad I will take the guard off the saw. There is a circlip that that holds it on what happens is very fine dust gets trapped in there causing the guard not to spring back every time after cleaning all the parts and put back together with a light oiling it is works perfectly again
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Jun 9, 2014 0:29:02 GMT -5
On the 400 if I've being cutting loads of chipboard I sometimes get a situation where the guard won't spring back, sometimes I will give it spray with oil. If it gets really bad I will take the guard off the saw. There is a circlip that that holds it on what happens is very fine dust gets trapped in there causing the guard not to spring back every time after cleaning all the parts and put back together with a light oiling it is works perfectly again
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luzzy
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Post by luzzy on Jun 9, 2014 4:32:08 GMT -5
On the 400 if I've being cutting loads of chipboard I sometimes get a situation where the guard won't spring back, sometimes I will give it spray with oil. If it gets really bad I will take the guard off the saw. There is a circlip that that holds it on what happens is very fine dust gets trapped in there causing the guard not to spring back every time after cleaning all the parts and put back together with a light oiling it is works perfectly again That cir clip holds the cable attached to the lever. On the backside of the guard is where the spring attachment is. Was wondering if that had ever come out? Or if there was any way to identify how that stays put? |
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Post by GhostFist on Jun 9, 2014 4:46:06 GMT -5
that sounds like a manufacturing defect to me. I've had, and used my 300 constantly for about 2 years and nothing has fallen out of it. The blade guard can stick if the internals get caked with dust. I clean mine every now and then to keep all parts running smooth
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Jun 9, 2014 14:16:58 GMT -5
Just had a look at both the guards on my kss400 and ksp85 there is 2 springs the first spring is attached to a tab on the saw guard the tab. The circlip does not hold the spring on only the guard itself. The second spring is for the spring loaded riving knife. I've never had the spring come off unless I've taken it off.
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luzzy
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Post by luzzy on Jun 12, 2014 5:05:28 GMT -5
The people from Germany blamed this on the sawdust inside the housing. Seriously? I'm embarrassed for them. This is a SAW. There was maybe 40-50 cuts on the saw. While I am sure that blowing the dust out of there periodically is good , i would not expect a pin to back out because of this.
They apparently thought the spring failed (it didn't) and didn't understand it was the means of attachment. Anyway , David from Timberwolf is emailing them back.
By the way , they did re-design the spring and are sending a replacement.....
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Post by GhostFist on Jun 12, 2014 5:28:09 GMT -5
Ya, not cool.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Jun 14, 2014 15:00:50 GMT -5
Yes, that does not seem very good.
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I've had this saw for about 6 months now and used it a bunch of differently ways. No issues.
