Can anyone help me?!

[claire dicksonParticipant @clairedickson97927]

I have an old saw and the part where the blade sits on has a screw stuck in it so I need an engineer to get it out for me. Can anyone help please?

[claire dicksonParticipant @clairedickson97927]

Tapping and re-threading stuck screw!

[David George 1Participant @davidgeorge1]

Hi Claire it would help if you can give a little more information ie what type of saw and which end of the saw is damaged a locality of where you are would help.

David

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

Just bumping this thread up. Claire if you are in the Midlands near Lichfield I may be able to help.

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Claire,

What sort of saw? Engineers hacksaw, presumably but could be a jewellers, coping or other type? Can you describe it? This applies to all queries; give as much info as possible and/or photo, to boost possible number of responses. I mean this to be helpful, not critical.

John

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[claire dicksonParticipant @clairedickson97927]

It’s a printers saw. Am in Leeds, but my dad lives in London (it’s my dads saw).

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember19781]

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[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

Wait for Claire to verify, but pictures on the net look similar to a table saw, 5 or 7" diameter sitting in a big heavy cast iron base. It looks like rotation is normal (Anticlockwise looking on the nut). so should be a normal RH thread.

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember19781]

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[SamsarandaParticipant @samsaranda]

I think Claire has the saw in her possession by the way she has worded the request so presumably in Leeds !
Dave W

[Bob n AboutParticipant @bobnabout]

If the screw isn’t totally mangled get some heat on the part, 100℃ or so and add a dab of diesel. Let it soak in for a while 30 mins, and try removing screw with screwdriver, Allen key, mole grips, whatever. Maybe add some more heat and repeat a couple of times. If it’s surrounded by plastic, you’re out of luck.

[egaParticipant @ega]

If the screw has become overtight through the rotation of the spindle then "shock loading" might be the answer ie hit the allen key, etc.

What does a printer's saw cut?

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

What does a printer's saw cut?

Possibly lead strips?

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

When someone knows for sure whether it is a clockwise or anticlockwise screw, an impulse driver might do the trick. Otherwise drill with the appropriate left or right handed drill(s).

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by not done it yet on 20/03/2020 14:10:09:

What does a printer's saw cut?

Possibly lead strips?

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A wealth of information, here:

**LINK**

https://circuitousroot.com/artifice/letters/press/comproom/saw/index.html

MichaelG.

[egaParticipant @ega]

Michael G:

Thank for the link. I did actually glance at the linked page before posing my question; knowing next to nothing about printing, however, I came away without the answer.

As a schoolboy I recall a visit to the Clarendon Press in Oxford and being impressed by the enormous volume of noise from the (?) linotype machines.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Sorry ega, I hadn’t noticed that the question was yours … I was responding to ndiy’s post.

The answer is ‘type metal’ [such as that used for Linotype], not Lead.

This page [next stop on the circuitous route] links several instruction books and patents: **LINK**

https://circuitousroot.com/artifice/letters/press/comproom/saw/cg/index.html

MichaelG.

 

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[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Mnnnnnnnn.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Steviegtr on 21/03/2020 00:01:51:

Mnnnnnnnn.

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That’s rather cryptic, Steve

… Could you please elaborate ?

MichaelG.

[egaParticipant @ega]

I hope to hear that someone can help the OP but in the meantime was interested to read some of the material linked by MichaelG.

It seems that some of these old printer's saws had a sliding table immediately to the left of the blade which is the same configuration adopted by modern woodworking saws.

[Cornish JackParticipant @cornishjack]

Presumably the cryptic Mnnnnn is in place of an "I am bored emoji" ?

Possibly the answer to threads to which you have no useful input is … don't make an input!

rgds

Bill

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember19781]

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[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Posted by Bill Chugg on 21/03/2020 09:48:33:

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 21/03/2020 09:12:17:

Posted by Steviegtr on 21/03/2020 00:01:51:

Mnnnnnnnn.

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That’s rather cryptic, Steve

… Could you please elaborate ?

MichaelG.

Please do elaborate as totally beyond me.

So the thoughts are the saw is in Leeds , so perhaps Dad in London is not relevant and OP is not replying ?

Bill

Just very little input from the OP. Lots of members trying to help,,,no reply, Hence the Mnnn.

Steve.

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