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Miter saw blade guard screws strip out too easy on site jobs
Been doing trim work in Columbus for 5 years and I keep seeing guys torque those little screws down way too hard. I stripped 2 of them last month on my DeWalt and had to drill them out. Use a dab of blue Loctite instead of cranking tight, it holds fine and saves you a headache in the field. Anyone else swap to hex head bolts when these give up?
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lopez.oscar1mo ago
Did you try tightening those with a screwdriver instead of an impact driver? I had the same issue until I started using a hand driver and just snugging them up, then a drop of that blue Loctite. It fixed the problem for me and I have not stripped one since.
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violamurray1mo ago
That manual driver thing used to seem like a waste of time to me, figured a impact was just faster and fine. But after wrecking a second guard on my Makita last spring I finally tried your method with the Loctite and a hand tool. Night and day difference honestly, the screws stay put and I haven't had to fight one since. Still keep a tiny impact in the truck for other stuff but this one stays hand tight now.
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