Ok, even the Guinea fowl are avoiding passing the garage on their way to the bush, can’t handle the blue air.
I decided to go back to basics and first recheck all the settings.
Check the oil in the top and bottom arms.
The top arm is a screw and washer. Hegner UK could only supply a grease nipple, so I improvised.
The bottom arm has the spring-loaded cap.
My oiling kit - special “wey ?” oil and a syringe.
The bottom blade holder was loose and the screw ‘thing’ too short. So needed to improvise and came up with a small bolt, wing nut, nuts and spring washers.
Then came the fitting and alignment.
Sawing the second half of the pattern went a lot better.
No broken blade but this one looks like it has had it!
Burnt Beech
Second half cut
Cheers
Phil