Digitalwoodshop
10-05-2010, 02:25 PM
Well I finally had a stuck roller that no air blowing around the switch area would fix. This has helped many times in the past but today no luck. So for the first time I have had to remove the left keypad side.
The Fix turned out to be a quick process.... I removed the 2 bolts on the top of the machine leaving the top cover on. Removed the 2 screws on the bottom of the silver plate.
Picking up on the left side to disengage the plastic part of the cover from the hand crank vertical shaft.
Removed the screw from the plastic cover for the key pad wires and unplugged the keypad cable.
I then flipped the machine onto it's back or the muffler side to easier access the roller screws.
I used a ratchet 90 degree screwdriver to back off the 2 large screws that the spring presses the roller into as a stop. I did not remove the screws, just backed them off about 1/4 inch. I then blew air into the area and as expected a load of sawdust came out from the gap between the plate and the roller holder. The Problem was as simple as my blowing sawdust around had let enough build up on the bottom plate and the roller could not release enough to activate the switch.
I would go for this fix first before removing the switch and playing electrician. The Switch is enclosed enough that is it simply the sawdust getting packed into the gap when the rollers are compressed and I shot air into the machine to let the dust collection to pick up the flakes.
Here are some pictures....
AL
The Fix turned out to be a quick process.... I removed the 2 bolts on the top of the machine leaving the top cover on. Removed the 2 screws on the bottom of the silver plate.
Picking up on the left side to disengage the plastic part of the cover from the hand crank vertical shaft.
Removed the screw from the plastic cover for the key pad wires and unplugged the keypad cable.
I then flipped the machine onto it's back or the muffler side to easier access the roller screws.
I used a ratchet 90 degree screwdriver to back off the 2 large screws that the spring presses the roller into as a stop. I did not remove the screws, just backed them off about 1/4 inch. I then blew air into the area and as expected a load of sawdust came out from the gap between the plate and the roller holder. The Problem was as simple as my blowing sawdust around had let enough build up on the bottom plate and the roller could not release enough to activate the switch.
I would go for this fix first before removing the switch and playing electrician. The Switch is enclosed enough that is it simply the sawdust getting packed into the gap when the rollers are compressed and I shot air into the machine to let the dust collection to pick up the flakes.
Here are some pictures....
AL