Del Solves His Backlash Conundrum!

Looks like a good fix, but how is the blade piece held in place?

The pressure of the screws holds'em in.
I'll keep an eye on it, if they shift I can always epoxy 'em in place.
Del

"Necessity is the mother of invention" _{- Anonymous Poster #0}

"Necessity is the mother of invention"

Sadly, however, the patents on this were owned by the IP mafia - long before you ever thought of it.

Hi Del,

Alternatively you could have loctited the end of a bolt in the threaded section of the block then hack-sawed it off flush.

You say the holes were too deep. I think the real problem is that they forgot to drill the clearance in the thin part. The normal method of operation is that the holes would be threaded in the thick part of the block (more threads), and oversize clearance in the thin part, so tightening the screws would narrow the gap.

It appears as though the anti-backlash screws are in line with one of the mounting screws, so they will need to be of a correct length to clamp without hitting the mounting screw, and the threaded hole should be drilled and tapped all the way to the mounting hole, for maximum thread strength.

Possibly, but I don't think there was any depth to the holes in the thick part. Either way would work. There are a reasonable number of threads in the thin part and it takes very little pressure to remove the backlash... just finger tight using fingers on the short end of the allen key!
Del