Loose Set Screw

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon May 26, 2014 9:56 am

JPG40504 wrote:

Actually two of them.]http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... shield.htm[/URL]

Sure enough and I even have one of them. I have one Shopsmith router bit (505599 $13.45) that appears to have never been chucked. I don't even know why I have it since I do not do routing on the Shopsmith. I had a Delta router table and a Porter Cable router with an assortment of bits long before I bought the Shopsmith.

I learn something new about myself nearly everyday.

BTW I have NO router bits with flats.

skou · Post by **skou** » Mon May 26, 2014 4:03 pm

JPG40504 wrote:
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Actually two of them.]http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... shield.htm[/URL]

Really, 4 of them.

2 on the 1/4 inch chuck, and 2 more on the 1/2 inch chuck.

steve

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Mon May 26, 2014 4:31 pm

I've tried painting the screws with fingernail polish. I like red best. It works for a while.
Has anyone tried wrapping one with Teflon tape?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon May 26, 2014 5:09 pm

Are y'all using the 'original' L shaped wrench, or the newer 'eklind?' with red plastic covered over and back shaped handle? I think the original torques screws better. That is why I do not use the newer one.

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:05 pm

I use the new one. I can torque till the hex rod begins to twist.
Maybe, inserting the short end of the old one would give you more torquablity because it wouldn't twist as soon.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:16 pm

Gene Howe wrote:I use the new one. I can torque till the hex rod begins to twist.
Maybe, inserting the short end of the old one would give you more torquablity because it wouldn't twist as soon.

No I did not mean to use it that way. I feel the top part twisting far easier(more) than the shank between the screw and the handle. The 'original' leg does not give like the double bend handle.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:30 pm

I use an allen wrench like the one shown in the Help Kit. When I am tightening a set screw, I go finger tight and then grap and twist the t-handle three times. This seems to torque the screw down quite well. There are some applications like the four screws on top of the ProFence that are almost too tight. I think this is the result of steel screws being torqued into aluminum.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon May 26, 2014 10:06 pm

dusty wrote:I use an allen wrench like the one shown in the Help Kit. When I am tightening a set screw, I go finger tight and then grap and twist the t-handle three times. This seems to torque the screw down quite well. There are some applications like the four screws on top of the ProFence that are almost too tight. I think this is the result of steel screws being torqued into aluminum.

That is the one I do not like nor use.

gr8mesquite · Post by **gr8mesquite** » Wed May 28, 2014 3:40 pm

dusty wrote:Jerome, have you determined what must be done to secure your arbor set screw so that it remains secure?

I hope that some of this discussion has given you some clue to a solution.

Absolutely. I'm gonna try a flat,oval cupped,knurled brass set screw lathered with Loctite and nail polish, and wrapped in Teflon tape. I'm gonna jiggle it with an L shaped T wrench and tighten it in til the wrench twists in my hands.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Wed May 28, 2014 4:44 pm

gr8mesquite wrote:Absolutely. I'm gonna try a flat,oval cupped,knurled brass set screw lathered with Loctite and nail polish, and wrapped in Teflon tape. I'm gonna jiggle it with an L shaped T wrench and tighten it in til the wrench twists in my hands.

Hope all that helps!:rolleyes: