Skill saw AFT 55 E

[claudio]

Love my old saw except for the blade locking nut what would be the best way to get that nut out , since it is stripped. Any one replaced that locknut with some thing better?

 

[Tinker]

Claudio,  [welcome]
Why is the nut stripped?
could it be that you have been really rarin' on it with the wrench?
The nut does not need to be socked up as tight as you can tighten it.
i do the same as on my table saw, i just snug it a little bit.
The rotation of the saw has the tendency to tighten rather than to loosen.
The blade on my ATF has never slpped or loosened with the method I have been using.

To answer your question, not knowing whether the bolt threads are stripped, or the saw threads, I think a call to Festool repair would be in order.
Tinker

 

[Rick Christopherson]

Why is the nut stripped?
could it be that you have been really rarin' on it with the wrench?
The nut does not need to be socked up as tight as you can tighten it.
i do the same as on my table saw, i just snug it a little bit.
The rotation of the saw has the tendency to tighten rather than to loosen.
The blade on my ATF has never slpped or loosened with the method I have been using.

To answer your question, not knowing whether the bolt threads are stripped, or the saw threads, I think a call to Festool repair would be in order.
Tinker

Important!!
The arbor bolt on a TS saw will not self-tighten if loose. The arbor flanges are keyed, and this prevents them from rotating with respect to the arbor. Therefore, the arbor bolt will not turn/tighten if the blade were to slip, like it will do with a tablesaw arbor.

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[claudio]

Thanks for the reply, what is stripped is the female part where the Allen wrench fits in to it.

 

[Timtool]

So if i understand the nut with a hex key hole that holds the blade is stuck, because the hex key hole is stripped?
That is daily business on a farm.
If you have a dremel like tool you could carve a slot in the bolt in order to insert a flat screwdriver, you could also with a hammer and sharp stone chisel bang on the bolt head with sideway motion in order to unlock it.

Another option is to drill a smaller hole in the bolt and insert one of those screw/bolt head extractors, but i don't have any and never needed to with the above methods.

 

[Tinker]

Why is the nut stripped?
could it be that you have been really rarin' on it with the wrench?
The nut does not need to be socked up as tight as you can tighten it.
i do the same as on my table saw, i just snug it a little bit.
The rotation of the saw has the tendency to tighten rather than to loosen.
The blade on my ATF has never slpped or loosened with the method I have been using.

To answer your question, not knowing whether the bolt threads are stripped, or the saw threads, I think a call to Festool repair would be in order.
Tinker

Important!!
The arbor bolt on a TS saw will not self-tighten if loose. The arbor flanges are keyed, and this prevents them from rotating with respect to the arbor. Therefore, the arbor bolt will not turn/tighten if the blade were to slip, like it will do with a tablesaw arbor.

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Rick,  [thanks] [not worthy]