Sandy..can't really help but you might like to try asking the question either on www.ukworkshop.co.uk  or http://www.woodworkuk.co.uk/forum/

Thanks Londonman, might try that one.

Joiner, there are already 2 washers on the tightening nut, one of them being hardened plastic. Replacing the plastic washer for another steel one wouldn't solve the problem I doubt.

Me thinks a call to the helpful guys at Yandles might be in order!

right Sandy, this bolt you are on about, any chance of a piccy...
and why the talk of washers.. all setting bolts i know of have 2 nuts which are locked together to set a "stop" up!!  washers in my book will only space things or allow them to move (unless starlock washers are installed!!)

all my machines once the desired stop is found, the first nut is screwed down to the insert, then held while the second nut is tightened against the first... neither will then move, as it tries to unwnd the first!!

but can we have a piccy!!

Hi Flow,

Images attached.





The first pic shows what was supplied straight from the box and shows a yellow plastic washer between the hinged swivel bolt (that locks the fence in place) and the cast bracket. This as what wouldn't hold square when tightening up the fence.

The second pic is how I've got it now, with 2 steel washers, which holds the fence square whilst tightening up the bolt.

Yep, you're right about the depth setting bolts, just a simple bolt with an extra nut. Set the nut at the desired depth, then tighten the nut up against the plate to lock in place. They can be seen attached to semi-circular bracket mounting the fence. For some reason, when I set the lower one to give 90degs and the upper one to 45degs, they went out of true when tightening the swivel bolt (mentioned above) so I took them out for now. It seemed the whole assembly was pivoting on the depth bolt and being pulled out of position when doing up the swivel bolt.

Also what you can't see in the pic, is what looks like a little crack in the casting where that lower depth stop bolt goes. I'd annotate the pic with an arrow or 2 but, don't know how to do that, sorry.

The tightening handle has 2 washers (can just be seen in pic 2) and the smaller one is a lock washer.

I've checked on Yandles website (where I bought the machine) and D&M tools where I was considering buying it and their images don't show the rear of the machine where the handles are. However, the Record website has a picture that shows the swivel bolts I have. Having just checked my manual, that also shows Bristol Levers.

I guess Bristol Levers are something of an "expendable luxury/pinched pennies". This model's been around for while I think, how long has your friend had his?

Wakefield. Why do you ask?

Funny you mention removing the mounting plate. Last night when I took the pics and removed the fence to change the washers over, I noticed that semi-circular block that mates into the mounting plate has a groove on the inside. Turning the bolt and block round 180deg (thereby mis aligning the groove) causes the fence to rock slightly. I only found out by accident when I knocked the fence and the bolt dropped out of place.