minor hawk maintenance

[preprius]

Since I use the angle setting I quite often, I noticed that the table got a bit of play in it after I tighten the hold knob.   It about 0.4 degrees. 

So I noticed saw dust in the guide track.  I removed the table. I saw a nut missing from the back side that hold the plastic guide on. I figured out that cap nut was not the problem. 

Then took off the guide bracket.  Cleaned out the aluminum track with small art paint brush. Lots of dust. But noticed a bit more purple heart dust.   Purple heart does have oil. Anyway cleaned out dust.  Took 600 grit paper to aluminum sliding surface just to help scratch off oil residue.  Applied Johnson wax to all sliding surfaces.  And put it back together.  

Smooth operation no wiggle after tightning the front knob.

Replaced the back cap screws. They act only as a lock nut for the Alan screws that go into the plastic slider.  These assert pressure on the plastic guide to spread the plastic for a slight friction on aluminum. 

I waxed the top table for good measures. 

 

[Scrappile]

Thanks for the info.  Probable should check mine out.  Doubt that any maintenance has ever been done to it other than me waxing the table to a few times.