reikimaster

Know what I hate? I hate when I break my own rules. I bought a Ryobi table saw because it was inexpensive and I needed it for a project. I've used the original blade for a little over a year now. Last night I bought a pair of new blades and this morning I went out to change the blade to the new 80 tooth.

so I get those wrenches off the onboard wrench storage system on the saw, and I try to loosen the blade. Holy cow, whoever assembled this thing must be really strong....


....ssssSSSSSLIP!

ouch, dag nab it.... what slipped? The blade's still tight as a tick.

Oh... lookie here... Ryobi's wrench BROKE. Cheap piece of ****.

It's 15/16 and I don't have one in my box. I have a thin adjustable. but you can't get the wrench in there between teh blade and motor support plate. At least not from the top. And right now I'm afraid if I flip it over I won't be gentle.

So now I get to go out and buy a decent 15/16 wrench so I can change the blade and my cheap table saw. And it's sunday. Oh boy. this will be fun.

I shoulda known better.

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challagan

LOL.... well good luck with it. Hopefully you can find a wrench. Remember when you put that back on, finger tighten the arbor nut and then one quarter turn to tighten is all it needs.

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bobj3

Hi reikimaster

That's to bad BUT here's work around maybe, pull out the wrench for your router it may fit the nut on your table saw ...long shot...I know, but it can hurt to try it....the Ryobi table saw maybe metic in size like may of the routers are, most are from 19mm to 24mm in size.. 19mm=3/4"=12/16"=.750


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harrysin

I know it's stupid of me to mention left hand thread!

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delirous26

morning reik
I believe the wrench your refering to is called a arbor wrench, i had to find one for my makita table saw. I took my serial number and searched the internet for one and found it and like harrysin said opposite threads good luck.

bobj3

Hi Harry

I don't recall seeing a table saw with left hand thread nut . the blade always spins to you , if the thread was left hand it would want to come off I think or to say not stay tight.
When the blade is turning it's always trying to tighten the nut so to speak..
Now for most chop saws the nuts are left hand threaded..like Radio Arm Saws because the blade is unside down so to speak

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reikimaster

thanks, guys. I walked away.... calmed down... and then went back and looked at it again. I had thought of the wrenches from my router (Bosch... metric) but at 24mm it was a bit oversized. I had another 24mm in my toolbox so I taped some shim stock into it and got the old saw blade off. 15/16 is 23.81 mm so didn't require much to adapt a 24mm wrench. Might have been fine using a 24mm on that, but I hate the thought of rounding those flats on the arbor. Or slipping off.....

and harrysin, yes I knew about the left hand thread. hehehehe.... Wouldn't THAT have been the icing on the cake if I'd been trying to TIGHTEN it ?

I have some 1/2" and 1/4" maple and didn't want to cut it with that old 36-tooth blade.

delirous26

the 5/8 arbor on my table saw the threads are opposite meaning left handed.most makita table saws have this.

Mike

A 15/16" wrench is used for the collet on a Bosch 1613 router. If you need a thin wrench you can get one from a Bosch service center.

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reikimaster

Yeah I have a Bosch 1617 and it's 24mm for the collet... stamped on the wrench. Plus I didn't want to mess up my pretty router tools trying to work on a *cheap* table saw. Oh and did I mention it was cheap? Live and learn (over and over and over again.... dang it). I shouldn't complain real loud.... as cheap as that Ryobi was, it still has done what I needed (pretty much) up until now. But as I get into more precise stuff, it takes a lot of work just to keep it cutting straight and square.