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24 May 2024 at 2:11 pm
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If the plate has a bend. but the spine is straight, it may just be because the compression joint between spine and plate has moved, and the spine is compressing the plate lomgditudinally.
Easiest is to run a little WD40 into the joint on both sides then, holding the plate teeth upwards in the vise, genrtly tap the spine on one side, then the other, to loosen its grip. Sometimes, that will let the plate slip a bit, and straighten itsel.
How does this spine-binding come about? Because people sometimes hit the top of the spine [maybe to free the saw from a cut], and it slips down and its grip starts to buckle the plate.