Re: Older Rongfu RF-115 bansaw details required
Oops
...seal, spacer ring and inner face of the bearing....
- jv
gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
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John Vreede
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#16195
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Re: Older Rongfu RF-115 bansaw details required
Does the gearbox output shaft assembly look correct? - Yes & No
Yes its that short. Think from memory just under 1.5" overall between the
outsides of the ball races. One of the many failings in this
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John Vreede
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#16194
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Re: Older Rongfu RF-115 bansaw details required
Clever!
me.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Chuck Peterson
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#16193
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Re: Older Rongfu RF-115 bansaw details required
Sorry Gary didn't mean to dis you, you posted during the time I was still
writing and I didn't see it - I agree it's nice to see the oil churning
about and that there's enough of it still.
Without the
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John Vreede
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#16189
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Re: Older Rongfu RF-115 bansaw details required
Sounds like you're onto it.
I've done a lot of testing of different oils to see which controlled the
heating up of the gearbox best. They all heat up quite significantly when
cutting continuously -
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John Vreede
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#16188
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Re: Older Rongfu RF-115 bansaw details required
Suggestion: Make a transparent cover for the gearbox. I made mine from 3/8” acrylic about 15 years ago and it’s really nice to see the condition of the oil and gears while it’s running.
Gary
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Gary Johnson
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#16187
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Re: Older Rongfu RF-115 bansaw details required
Hi Chris/Hettie
Gearbox repair is the most complicated part of working on these saws, but
it appears you've got the gearbox apart and that's a feat in itself.
There is no OEM manual that has the info
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John Vreede
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#16185
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Re: Older Rongfu RF-115 bansaw details required
This might helphttps://manualzz.com/doc/26936882/saws-h-saw-rf-1018s-sv--part-listSent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
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WHEELER GREEN
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#16184
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Re: What Should We Do About Group Storage?
#poll-notice
I have been missing this thread which is now more than 3 months old. I voted and found I am not a member of the majority. That's OK, I can chip in.
What I hear Mr. Downs saying is he needs people to
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mondosmetals
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#16182
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Re: What Should We Do About Group Storage?
#poll-notice
Back when it became obvious to most that Yahoo Groups was going to shut down, and the 开云体育 rates got published, and so on, I had just become co-owner of the Atlas-Craftsman main group. After
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Robert Downs
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Re: Vice mods for odd angle cuts ideas.
Oops the last edits didn't upload to the .pdf.? - jv
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John Vreede
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#16180
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Re: Vice mods for odd angle cuts ideas.
Hi all
Here is a jig for cutting sheet metal at all angles that I've used until the prototype fell apart.
I've just redesigned it to make easier to make and use.
Sorry its taken so long Dave - jv
P.S.
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John Vreede
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#16179
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Re: OT- Looking for suggestions regarding a saw
That's not a bad idea, except that I already have a Keller with both heads. Still, that's a great idea.
-Dave
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Dave Seiter
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#16178
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Re: OT- Looking for suggestions regarding a saw
??? ??? Can you use the table to make a die filer ?
??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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#16177
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Re: OT- Looking for suggestions regarding a saw
This looks like the beginnings of a die filer to me. ? ?You have your motor low. ? I know there are plans on the web. ? I think a lot of them use a scotch yoke type of drive. ? It might be a fun
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David Pidwerbecki <dpidwerbecki@...>
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#16176
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Re: OT- Looking for suggestions regarding a saw
It could act as an adjustable height infeed/outfeed dable for a saw (assuming the rack still works.
Alternatively if the surface plate holder idea is attractive, the tippy” can be fixed by either
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Jim.Klessig@vertiv.com
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#16175
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OT- Looking for suggestions regarding a saw
Last spring I found what was left of a Cheshire & Greenfield "trimmiter," which is a small trimming saw used for linotype at an estate sale for $5 and couldn't say no.? It's missing the arbor
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Dave Seiter
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#16174
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Re: Vice mods for odd angle cuts ideas.
Don't dismiss Wheeler's vee block. It doesn't have to be steel. There is no
great rigidity requirement. A few layers of plywood and a couple of minutes
work on the vertical table and you could have
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John Vreede
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#16173
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Re: Vice mods for odd angle cuts ideas.
With the cutting jig I built and attached pics of, the blade is set perpendicular to the vise jaws, just as your HF 4 x 6 is permanently fixed.
So, something like it, could easily be built for your
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Bill Armstrong
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#16172
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Re: Vice mods for odd angle cuts ideas.
Thanks all for the responses.
thanks for the link Wheeler. ? I haven’t thought about using a piece of steel to clean out the teeth when cutting aluminum. I also haven’t thought about using a V
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David Pidwerbecki <dpidwerbecki@...>
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#16171
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