Excelsior part

[barb.j.enders]

So, I have had my King Ex saw about 8 months.  There is a part on it that I look at all the time but cant figure out what it is for.  There is a set screw just in front of the lever.  The only thing it seems to do is adjust how low the lever will go in it's "released" position.  I haven't seen anything about adjusting it in the owner's manual.  What does it do?  

[TAIrving]

Most curious.  Following just to see what it is.  Don't have that setscrew on my Pegas.  

[OCtoolguy]

It's a part of the tension mechanism. Mine was worn so I went to HD and bought a nylon screw. After cutting the head off it worked fine. BUT my best suggestion is toss that whole mechanism and replace it with the Pegas clamp set. A huge improvement. I've got them on both of my Ex's.

[barb.j.enders]

20 hours ago, OCtoolguy said:

It's a part of the tension mechanism. Mine was worn so I went to HD and bought a nylon screw. After cutting the head off it worked fine. BUT my best suggestion is toss that whole mechanism and replace it with the Pegas clamp set. A huge improvement. I've got them on both of my Ex's.

I am hoping that I get the Pegas clamps for Christmas.  If not, then I will be purchasing.

To the screw, what exactly does it tension?  

[OCtoolguy]

To be honest, I don't recall. 

Edit: I went online and took a good look at the parts break-down and tried to find something in the instructions that explains what/how to adjust that nylon screw. There doesn't seem to be anything. If you truly need to know how to adjust it, give Ray Seymour a call at Seyco and he'll guide you through it. Once you understand it, maybe you can come back here and explain it to everybody else. When I had them on my saws, I sort of messed with them and figured out that they seem to adjust the drag or tension on the nylon tension lever. As I said, mine were both pretty well used up from someone before me also trying to adjust the tension. Anyway, once you enter the Pegas world, you'll be happy that you did.

 

Edited November 18, 2023 by OCtoolguy