Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
spare).
http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
Item: 955-01-050-1472
On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>
> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
> spare).
>
> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>
> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>
I must ask, how did that happen?
On 8/24/2015 12:45 AM, Leon wrote:
> On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>>
>> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
>> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
>> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
>> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
>> spare).
>>
>> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>>
>> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>>
>
>
> I must ask, how did that happen?
yea, I'm curious too.
I thought Leon was a gorilla with the clamps.
But you may have passed him... :-)
--
Jeff
On 8/24/2015 1:53 PM, krw wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:45:39 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>>>
>>> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
>>> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
>>> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
>>> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
>>> spare).
>>>
>>> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>>>
>>> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>>>
>>
>>
>> I must ask, how did that happen?
>
>
> Last time I used the saw, I left a dado set on it. It's been a year
> and it was rather stuck. The arbor nut was rather tight and I split
> out the corners of the wrench trying to get the nut unloose (kinda
> like Chuck Berry, but different ;-).
>
> It seems the wrench is meant to split in the corners, perhaps to save
> the nut or arbor. I did get it off by wedging a hunk of wood in the
> blade but I didn't want to wreck the blade so didn't want to do that
> at first. The saw was purchased new five years ago, so I didn't
> consider that the wrenches would be hard to find. Of course the
> wrench for the new Unisaw doesn't fit the old (too thick).
>
>
>
>
Bummer.... You also might consider buying an inexpensive Harbor Freight
or Northern Tool open end wrench and grinding the face to be narrower.
I did this for out Kitchen Aid blender drive sprocket. The wrench had
to be less than 1/8" thick.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> RE: Subject
>
> Am I dating myself or do they still make tappet wrenches?
>
> My father gave me a couple to work on my bike.
>
> Lew
They kinda do. Sears will sell you a set of Craftsman brand for about
25 bucks. Snap-On will sell you individual "Low Torque Slimline"
wrenches starting at about 40 bucks per wrench.
On 8/24/2015 5:29 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>>
>> RE: Subject
>>
>> Am I dating myself or do they still make tappet wrenches?
>>
>> My father gave me a couple to work on my bike.
>>
>> Lew
>
> They kinda do. Sears will sell you a set of Craftsman brand for about
> 25 bucks. Snap-On will sell you individual "Low Torque Slimline"
> wrenches starting at about 40 bucks per wrench.
>
HF or NT will sell you a single wrench for about $2~6. Grind to your
liking.
On 8/24/2015 3:59 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 8/24/2015 12:45 AM, Leon wrote:
>> On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>>>
>>> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
>>> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
>>> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
>>> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
>>> spare).
>>>
>>> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>>>
>>> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>>>
>>
>>
>> I must ask, how did that happen?
> yea, I'm curious too.
>
> I thought Leon was a gorilla with the clamps.
> But you may have passed him... :-)
>
;~)
Since the arbor nuts are self tightening, during operation, you really
don't have to tighten much. I suspect he had a bit of rust going on
since it had sat up for a year.
And for all to think about - if needing a big wrench or odd size -
Talk to a CNC water or plasma guy and with good dimensions a nice one
can be cut out.
I made a nice 2" unit and had small circles in the back corners
to take the dirt when the wrench is pressed on. I wanted the back
to fit tightly and not be displaced.
Martin
On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>
> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
> spare).
>
> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>
> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>
On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:45:39 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
>On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>>
>> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
>> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
>> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
>> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
>> spare).
>>
>> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>>
>> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>>
>
>
>I must ask, how did that happen?
Last time I used the saw, I left a dado set on it. It's been a year
and it was rather stuck. The arbor nut was rather tight and I split
out the corners of the wrench trying to get the nut unloose (kinda
like Chuck Berry, but different ;-).
It seems the wrench is meant to split in the corners, perhaps to save
the nut or arbor. I did get it off by wedging a hunk of wood in the
blade but I didn't want to wreck the blade so didn't want to do that
at first. The saw was purchased new five years ago, so I didn't
consider that the wrenches would be hard to find. Of course the
wrench for the new Unisaw doesn't fit the old (too thick).
On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:15:17 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
>On 8/24/2015 3:59 PM, woodchucker wrote:
>> On 8/24/2015 12:45 AM, Leon wrote:
>>> On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
>>>> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
>>>> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
>>>> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
>>>> spare).
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>>>>
>>>> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I must ask, how did that happen?
>> yea, I'm curious too.
>>
>> I thought Leon was a gorilla with the clamps.
>> But you may have passed him... :-)
>>
>
>;~)
>Since the arbor nuts are self tightening, during operation, you really
>don't have to tighten much. I suspect he had a bit of rust going on
>since it had sat up for a year.
>
There might be a little rust but I can't seen any. I don't think it
would have happened if it were a single blade.
Leon wrote:
> On 8/24/2015 1:53 PM, krw wrote:
>> On Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:45:39 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
>>>> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
>>>> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
>>>> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
>>>> spare).
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>>>>
>>>> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I must ask, how did that happen?
>>
>>
>> Last time I used the saw, I left a dado set on it. It's been a year
>> and it was rather stuck. The arbor nut was rather tight and I split
>> out the corners of the wrench trying to get the nut unloose (kinda
>> like Chuck Berry, but different ;-).
>>
>> It seems the wrench is meant to split in the corners, perhaps to save
>> the nut or arbor. I did get it off by wedging a hunk of wood in the
>> blade but I didn't want to wreck the blade so didn't want to do that
>> at first. The saw was purchased new five years ago, so I didn't
>> consider that the wrenches would be hard to find. Of course the
>> wrench for the new Unisaw doesn't fit the old (too thick).
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Bummer.... You also might consider buying an inexpensive Harbor Freight
> or Northern Tool open end wrench and grinding the face to be narrower.
> I did this for out Kitchen Aid blender drive sprocket. The wrench had
> to be less than 1/8" thick.
>
Just did exactly that last week. And also found the shaft had only
two flats.
--
GW Ross
On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:59:39 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 8/24/2015 12:45 AM, Leon wrote:
>> On 8/23/2015 9:25 PM, krw wrote:
>>>
>>> Last weekend I broke the inner arbor wrench (the open-end one) for my
>>> Unisaw. Evidently these have been out of production for a number of
>>> years and have become near-unobtanium. In case anyone else does the
>>> same dumb thing, these people have them (I bought a second for a
>>> spare).
>>>
>>> http://www.sawcenter.com/unisawparts.htm
>>>
>>> Item: 955-01-050-1472
>>>
>>
>>
>> I must ask, how did that happen?
> yea, I'm curious too.
>
>I thought Leon was a gorilla with the clamps.
It really didn't take all that much force. As I said, it looks like
the wrench was made to fail as it did.
>But you may have passed him... :-)
I did good, eh? ;-)