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   RickL | Sep 18, 2008 03:13pm | #1

   Always amazed at how folks deal with problem solving.

   Have you contacted the manufacturer????  I'd have done this before posting on several  websites.

   Personally I'd shim the nut, or make a new nut, or fill in the old nut and rethread to fit the crank. I have metal working experience so my options are greater. 5 minute fix for me.

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   jpohja | Sep 18, 2008 11:58pm | #2

   Rick: What happened? You get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?  Firstly, yes i did contact the seller(hartville tool) first and jason couldn't help me;suggested i return it---not the answer i was looking for. Regardless,you assumed,incorrectly, that i hadn't contacted the manufacturer. Oh yeah, what's with  the four question marks?

   Secondly, What is wrong with posting on several forums? Usually gets the most answers to the problem. I do it all the time.

   Thirdly, glad to hear you have metalworking experience and that you have "greater options"; You are really awesome.

   I'd ask you more questions regarding shimming,etc., but frankly i don't deal with obnoxious  people like yourself.

   Here's a plan for the next time you see a post like mine: Ignore it and let someone who is willing to help weigh in.  John

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   galenajoe | Sep 19, 2008 05:20am | #3

   I hope you get an answer to your question. I'm just sorry I can't help. Of course RickL couldn't help either. He just showed us all that he's big jerk. He seems to think a lot about his abilities, I just wonder if he's as good as he thinks he is?

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   dgreen | Sep 19, 2008 05:37am | #4

   So.... you can't help but you had this burning desire to disparage someone who offered not just one but three solutions to this poor helpless persons dilemma? 

    

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   SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES...THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT...THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS

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   galenajoe | Sep 19, 2008 03:08pm | #5

   He didn't offer any solutions he just berated him for not being as good as he thought he was. You fit right in with him.

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   dgreen | Sep 19, 2008 03:50pm | #6

   Two of his suggestions are quick, inexpensive and require only rudimentary tools. Whats not to like? Whats he have to do, draw you a crayon picture with an arrow that says this is a solution? 

    

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   SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES...THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING, BUT...THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS

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   WillGeorge | Sep 21, 2008 06:25pm | #12

   RickL couldn't help either. He just showed us all that he's big jerk.I do the same thing sometimes.. I really don't mean to! Just words that flow from my brain to my two fingers typing at the time!

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   SawdustSteve | Sep 19, 2008 06:03pm | #7

   OK, Guys..... FLAMES OFF....

   John... is the thread on the quick crank a 'standard' thread?

   Check both American and Metric sizes. If it is standard, can you find an existing nut that is larger than the one that came with the quick crank? (possibly add some brazing material to build up ALL 4 sides of the nut.

   Alternate solution: remove the 'old' shaft, remove the knob on top and have your local welding shop add a piece of steel rod so that it will be long enough to bring the knob up above the top guard.

   SawdustSteve

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   mapleman | Sep 19, 2008 08:16pm | #8

   John,

   probably not the option you wanted to hear, but here goes:

   Send the faulty crank back to Hartville tool and buy one from Iturra instead. Those guys really know their bandsaws - I'd bet if you call them and let them know what's going on then Ed can get you what you need in the mail today.

   Good luck,

   Lee

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   Tony Z | Sep 19, 2008 08:45pm | #9

   Iturra is one of the best bandsaw resources around!  I believe they manufacture many of the items that other retailers also sell.  Make sure and request one of their catalogs--as good a guide to bandsaws as there is.

   T.Z.

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   mapleman | Sep 19, 2008 08:52pm | #10

   TZ,

   Agree wholeheartedly! Their catalog is like New York city's phone book.

   You might pay a few bucks more for that part the OP is questioning, but it is hand made/machined with ACME threads. That crank will outlast my Delta bandsaw!

   Lee

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   Napie | Sep 26, 2008 09:26pm | #16

   Another vote for Iturra, the stuff they offer has made my 25 year old Delta into a real workhorse.  And that catalog is a wonder.

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   WillGeorge | Sep 21, 2008 06:22pm | #11

   I have no idea but if the nut fits 'almost' maybe some Loctite¯ ..
   I 'think' the blue stuff is not permanent. Red stuff.. You may never break to bond!

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   jpohja | Sep 21, 2008 06:42pm | #13

   Hi WG:  It's the outside dimension of the nut thats too small. Did you think i was refering to the threads?  John

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   Tony Z | Sep 22, 2008 01:53am | #14

   Maybe you can go to the local hardware store, get some epoxy that works with steel and some steel shim stock.  Make a few shims and glue to the sides of the nut to enlarge it.

   T.Z.

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   WillGeorge | Sep 24, 2008 10:14pm | #15

   Probably!