Hi all,
In the midsts of skirting board hell, my less than 12-month-old Erbaur started intermittently screeching like hell when I turned it on - high pitched. I was worried something has gotten up inside it but upon taking the blade out I noticed there were circular scratch markings around where the outer flange tightens up against the blade itself. I also notice it was tight as hell to get the blade clamp to release - I had to use the longest allen key I could find with my puny arms.
I reassembled and hoped for the best but alas, the same problem. I paid attention to the saw itself and could see when it screeched it would slow down. I thus deduce the clamp is not working correctly but is this common? Or should I just run back down to Screwfix and get it replaced? I had thought of getting a new blade also but this one is hardly worn.
In the midsts of skirting board hell, my less than 12-month-old Erbaur started intermittently screeching like hell when I turned it on - high pitched. I was worried something has gotten up inside it but upon taking the blade out I noticed there were circular scratch markings around where the outer flange tightens up against the blade itself. I also notice it was tight as hell to get the blade clamp to release - I had to use the longest allen key I could find with my puny arms.
I reassembled and hoped for the best but alas, the same problem. I paid attention to the saw itself and could see when it screeched it would slow down. I thus deduce the clamp is not working correctly but is this common? Or should I just run back down to Screwfix and get it replaced? I had thought of getting a new blade also but this one is hardly worn.