Inca 12" Table Saw

I have an Inca Major 10" saw and also found the table easy to drop and hard
to raise. The problem ended up being sawdust collecting in the bronze
bushings in which the raising mechanism road. I disassembled the saw and
cleaned the bushings completely. I also used a silicone based lubricant
that eased the mechanism substantially. I don't think the same design is
shared between these models (the Major is a raising table and the 12" Inca
is a raising blade) but the source of the problem may be the same. Check
the raising mechanism thoroughly and libricate it. I used Tri Star Lube, a
super low friction spray lubricant.

"Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have an acquaintance who has a 12" Inca Table Saw but no books. The
>blade
> raising/lowering mechanism is not working correctly. It comes down easily
> but
> he says it takes the strength of two men to crank it up. I have not
> looked at
> it yet but he says he has cleaned out all the sawdust etc. and that it
> has
> two rods for raising. Anyone have one of these or the book with a
> breakdown
> in it. I suspect a bad set of acme threads or simple binding between the
> two
> rods. Thanks

[email protected] (Steve) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I have an acquaintance who has a 12" Inca Table Saw but no books. The
> blade raising/lowering mechanism is not working correctly. It comes
> down easily but he says it takes the strength of two men to crank it
> up. I have not looked at it yet but he says he has cleaned out all
> the sawdust etc. and that it has two rods for raising. Anyone have
> one of these or the book with a breakdown in it. I suspect a bad set
> of acme threads or simple binding between the two rods. Thanks
>

Garrett Wade in New York was a distributor for Inca back in the day, and
likely has what you need.

Patriarch