{"id":134,"date":"2011-04-21T04:27:29","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T09:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alberic.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/?p=134"},"modified":"2011-04-21T04:27:29","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T09:27:29","slug":"lever-upgrade-to-knew-concepts-saws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/alberic\/2011\/04\/21\/lever-upgrade-to-knew-concepts-saws\/","title":{"rendered":"Lever upgrade to Knew Concepts saws"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian and I have been working on a solution for some time on how to retrofit the cam-lever tensioning to the spring\/knurled nut saw frame. It was never my intention to make orphans of the original frame, and leave the first adopters in the lurch.<\/p>\n

We now have a kit available that can be retrofitted. It entails some sawing however, so you can be glad that you still have your old frame.<\/p>\n

You have to cut away the upper spring perch and the area on both sides to make room for the brass nut. The lever is installed along with a bridge piece, your old upper clamp is re-installed, and you are now back in operation.<\/p>\n

As always, it looks simple after the fact. Pricing is still being worked out as we just put the first one together this afternoon, but it is looking like the $25.00 range for the kit.<\/p>\n

Lee (the saw guy)<\/em>
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Brian again:<\/p>\n

The photo above is the first successful prototype of the lever upgrade for the Mark I Knew Concepts saws.\u00a0 (Screw tensioned, with spring.)\u00a0 The final version will probably be all red.\u00a0 The white aluminum lever was just an unfinished one we grabbed to experiment with.<\/p>\n

It will be at least a week, probably two or three before we have any of these ready to ship.\u00a0 It will be at least a week before we really know how much they’ll cost, but we’re aiming for $25, less if we can.<\/p>\n

There will be an announcement over the orchid list when they’re ready.<\/p>\n

I guess this is a classic example of the virtue of coming at a problem again from a different direction.\u00a0 Lee and I spent a day or two several months ago, beating our heads against the problem of trying to retrofit a lever onto the older frames, with so little success that we gave up on the notion.\u00a0 Coming at it again today, from a slightly different direction, worked wonders.<\/p>\n

Regards,<\/p>\n

Brian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"