sawdust1 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Is anyone having trouble cutting compound cuts in 1 1/4" material with #7 blade or any other blade? The blade holder not having good tension on blade and cutting problem.Thank you for any help. Bob Edited August 21, 2018 by sawdust1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Your question mentions Pegas blade holder but doesn't mention what you want to know about the blade holder? I don't do thick wood cutting so i probably cannot answer that question... however.. doesn't matter what thickness you're cutting.. if there is an issue with blade clamping.. it could be many things besides the holders itself.. Maybe give a little more details to your question.. what type of problem are you having... what saw are you using? stock blade holders? or the Pegas ones.. I had issues with my stock blade holders from day 1 with my Excalibur.. no matter if I was even cutting or not.. just insert the blade and run the saw it would slip out from time to time.. but not any once I put the Pegas on... that said... I've really hardly used the Excalibur saw even with the new Pegas holders.. Just like using the Hawk so much better.. Anyway.. give a little more info.. maybe someone will have some suggestions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgiro Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 I hadn't tried compound cuts since I switched to the Pegas clamps. So, I stuck a reindeer pattern to a piece of pine (3/4' x 1-1/8"), loaded an FD-SR #7 blade, and tried it. Worked just fine. I'm with Kevin - we need a little more info. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdust1 Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 My blade holder will not apply much tension on blade. Pegas is sending me a new set. Just wanted to know if other people were having problem cutting thick material with Pegas holder. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Okay makes sense I suppose.. Maybe you got a defective holder? I would think they would have you go through a series of adjustments to try before sending you another set.. could be the saw is out of wack.. could be the screws slipping and need cleaned.. blades come with a oil film on them to keep them from rusting.. that il can build up on the thumb screw or set screw and cause these things.. Hopefully the new set will get things working correctly. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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