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I’ve noticed today that if I do any bevel cuts the locking pin that holds the saw down for when you lock and carry the saw drops into place because the saw is tilted to the left and that’s the way the pin slides ? Is this normal or should the pin stay in the out position ? [External image (uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com), not copied][External image (uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com), not copied]
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I don’t have that issue.
I dont have this issue either. Same saw European model
Well how does the pin in yours hold back from sliding because mine is loose and slides easy ?
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I have the same problem. I did buy the saw when it first came out, maybe there was an issue with the earlier models.
I keep a rubber band on mine.
When I use the saw, I put the rubber band over the pin, so it doesn’t slide in and lock the head.
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Craigh9916 wrote:
9 hours ago, Craigh9916 said:Well how does the pin in yours hold back from sliding because mine is loose and slides easy ?
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Never took notice cause it wasnt a problem. Ill check next time im using it.
Mordekyle wrote:
I have the same problem. I did buy the saw when it first came out, maybe there was an issue with the earlier models.
I keep a rubber band on mine.
When I use the saw, I put the rubber band over the pin, so it doesn’t slide in and lock the head.
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That’s a good idea , today I put a magnet on the pin to stop it sliding which worked but it is annoying , I hadn’t noticed the problem till a bevel cut
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Was using it today. Not sliding on me but only took the lightest of taps to get it to drop. Did u oil yours or anything?
Mine has done it since day one. Never lubed it. Considered hitting it with a hammer to bend the pin a bit, but didn’t for fear of breaking the cast.
Is there an “anti- lubricant” I could use to increase friction?
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For what it worth Doesn’t happen on the US model. This pin on my saw is actually the opposite, tought to pull out. Maybe Dewalt fixed that at some point. Maybe you can get a new pin?