How Do You Keep The Blade Tight On A Harbor Freight Multi-function Tool?

Hi,

How do you keep the blade from coming loose on Harbor Freight's multi-function tool?

Thanks, Gary

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Abby
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Take it back and get new one.

RP

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RP

Brute force. Ask me how I know.

Reply to
Ed Pawlowski

But not from HF. They are all like that in their brand.

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Ed Pawlowski

"Abby" wrote in news:vZadnY2NarG5CN7NnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@supernews.com:

I never had a problem with my HF tool, but didn't get the bolt tight enough on my Bosch the other day. Stopped, tightened the bolt, and everything worked fine.

You may want to try adding a "wave" or spring washer. I'm not certain of the official/common name (it might be spring washer), but it looks like a cross between a washer and a Pringles potato chip. This should force the bolt against the threads and reduce the likelyhood of it backing out. If that didn't work, I'd then try replacing the bolt.

Puckdropper

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Puckdropper

Hi,

How do you keep the blade from coming loose on Harbor Freight's multi-function tool? ====================================================================================== Coat the threads with anti seize.

Reply to
CW

Oh, you wanted to pay $39 and be able to tighten the blade only one time too?

Reply to
Leon

ROTFLMFAO ...

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Swingman

"Abby" wrote in news:vZadnY2NarG5CN7NnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@supernews.com:

I never had a problem with my HF tool, but didn't get the bolt tight enough on my Bosch the other day. Stopped, tightened the bolt, and everything worked fine.

You may want to try adding a "wave" or spring washer. I'm not certain of the official/common name (it might be spring washer) ================================================================= You got it right. Wavy washer.

Reply to
CW

My Fein used to come loose regularly. Got their adapter that supposedly fixed that and it didnt'. Finally touched the electrode from my Harbor Freight stick welder to the adapter, and problem solved.

Reply to
J. Clarke

I had the same problem the first time I used mine. I then made sure all the little dimple thingies ware aligned and reefed the crap out of it - no more problems!

It's just like the Searz routah with the automatic adjustable router height adjustment on the fly thing...

Reply to
Doug Winterburn

My current flyer says $17.99. Included in that price you get a hex key to tighten the bolt.

Reply to
HeyBub

Uh, you tighten the bolt sufficiently (hint: You cannot over-tighten it).

Reply to
HeyBub

Never had this problem with my Stryker saw.

Reply to
G. Ross

You make sure the blade is seated properly on the pins, then crank the hell down on the holddown bolt. If you run it loose very many times, you'll lose the edges on the pins and ruin your tool, so DON'T.

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Larry Jaques

Oh, go play with your Festools, you two.

-- The most powerful factors in the world are clear ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will. -- J. Arthur Thomson

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Larry Jaques

Bingo.

'Cept, unlike the Searz, you CAN tighten the HF bolt enough. I like the concept of the quick disconnect on the Fein, but NO FARKIN' WAY is it worth an extra 12 times the price.

-- The most powerful factors in the world are clear ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will. -- J. Arthur Thomson

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Larry Jaques

The $22 one is the one that has a problem. The $39 one (more like $40) doesn't have that problem and it is also variable speed. The non-variable speed cordless version is also $40. I'm still using the $22 one though. I just use a little more torque on the blade bolt.

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willshak

Larry Jaques wrote the following on 9/2/2012 9:51 PM (ET):

The earlier HF tool did not have alignment pins (the later ones do have them). It was just the friction of the tightened bolt that kept the blade from turning.

If you run it loose very many times,

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willshak

Had the same problem, swithed to the Dremel.

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Gramp's shop

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