Removing circ saw blade. Stuck! Help!

Deluks · 6 Jan 2007

I have a Wickes circular saw, the one that currently costs £79.99 instore. Actually made by Kress but a decent and powerful saw, only cost me a fiver on eBay

Anyway the blade needs changing and I can't get the nut undone. It takes an allen key, and I've tried wd40 and whacking it with a hammer

like you do on drill chucks but it just won't shift.

Any ideas? If I take the whole machine apart will that help in any way?

Jasonb · 6 Jan 2007

May be a left hand thread though most circ saws are right hand thread if th eblade is to the right of the saw when viewed from the back.

Jason

Hitachimad · 6 Jan 2007

You have locked the blade, so its just that the bolt is very tight?
A longer allen key, or an allen key with a ring spanner slipped over the end for more legerage.

noseall · 6 Jan 2007

as JasonB said, you may need to turn the retaining screw CLOCKWISE to undo it.

cockneycowboy · 7 Jan 2007

Have you locked the blade ? I'm not familiar with this particular saw, but sometimes it's necessary to jam a piece of wood between one tooth & the sole plate & then try all the methods above. Good Luck. Malkie

Deluks · 6 Feb 2007

Conclusion.
Was a right hand thread, I actually ended up completely wiping out the allen key socket trying to remove it. Had to use grinder to cut a slot in the top of the bolt, and use a piece of angle iron as a lever to get it loose. So if anyone else has a Wickes/Kress 6066, it's a RIGHT HANDED THREAD! I should be able to reuse the screw but it's only a standard M8 anyways. Thanks for alll replies.

big-all · 6 Feb 2007

Deluks said:
Conclusion.
Was a right hand thread, I actually ended up completely wiping out the allen key socket trying to remove it. Had to use grinder to cut a slot in the top of the bolt, and use a piece of angle iron as a lever to get it loose. So if anyone else has a Wickes/Kress 6066, it's a RIGHT HANDED THREAD! I should be able to reuse the screw but it's only a standard M8 anyways. Thanks for alll replies.

even if it wasn't a standard thread i wouldn't recomend re-using the bolt as you dont know how much dammage has been done !!!!!
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