THE HOW AND WHY OF ADJUSTING A DEWALT …（调整的如何以及为什么DEWALTu2026）.pdf

THE HOW AND WHY OF ADJUSTING A DEWALT RADIAL ARM SAW By Roger A. Hill This is my 1531. Notice the Mr. Sawdust table and the dust box. The frame is bolted to the cabinet After over 40 years of using and restoring DeWalt radial arm saws, it is clear to me that very few people who have them ever take the time to carefully read, understand and follow the instruction manuals that come with those saws. In addition, all DeWalt manuals have been out of print for many years, and in several cases the adjustment techniques have been improved with modern available technology, and, even the old 1 manuals frequently erred in the proper sequence of adjustment. There are also better parts that are easily and cheaply available today that can greatly improve the ability to adjust. Since there are no available and affordable contemporary radial arm saws that are even close to the old DeWalts – I’m talking primarily about those with solid cast iron arms, it has become very common for people to find and restore old DeWalts. In 1990, Wally Kunkel wrote and published a unique book on how to restore a DeWalt. Just about everybody who restores DeWalts has read Wally’s book and also a later work by Jon Eakes on fine tuning a radial arm saw. Both books are excellent, but I think it is time to modernize techniques using newly available technology and parts, and to clearly explain both how and why of making the proper adjustments. This is not to