Re: Headed to the Dump
I am on eastern Long Island.
Yes John, the gear probable would work but I just do not think it is worth
the effort to replace the gear
and also follow all of your great tips on improving the
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Ralph Hulslander <rhulslander@...>
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#15807
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Re: Headed to the Dump
If its a 20T brass gear then the HF gear (which I understand is available)
will probably fit - jv
wrote:
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John Vreede
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#15806
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Re: Headed to the Dump
Where are you located? Someone close may be willing to help you remove it.
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Jeremy Winder
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#15805
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Headed to the Dump
I am giving up on my Buffalo 4 x 6 bandsaw.
Who knew you were supposed to check the lub level every year.
The bronze drive gear has been shot for the past five years and the saw has just been taking
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Ralph Hulslander <rhulslander@...>
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#15804
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Re: Blade coming off
Bowl of whiskey. It works better, I'm told.
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a
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Bill in OKC too
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#15803
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Re: Blade coming off
You weren't holding your tongue between your teeth right yesterday!
:)
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a
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Bill in OKC too
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#15802
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Re: Blade coming off
Lay out some clothing for the Elves and count your blessings!
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@KarlH
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#15801
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Re: Blade coming off
Well, the saga continues. Went to the shop with a fresh attitude this afternoon. Saw was just as I left it, old blade on and at tension (no guides). Ran the saw several times, blade tracked
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karlw144
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#15800
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Re: Blade coming off
I *just* bought some bearings for my saw.? ?I suggest that you look for the bearing spec on the bearing.? ?Per John V's suggestion, I purchased the equivalent bearing except with rubber seals.?
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David Pidwerbecki <dpidwerbecki@...>
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#15799
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Re: Blade coming off
??? ??? I'm not sure if you mentioned if it tosses the belt with just one of the guides on . I think it can be run that way by lookin at mine .If you try this maybe you can narrow it down to
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mike allen
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#15798
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Re: Blade coming off
You actually have come a long way, since you now know your problem is related to one or more of the guides.
You have said that the saw has some years on it.? Maybe it's time to look closely at the
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Mark Kimball
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#15797
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Re: Blade coming off
Seems like it's being 'squirted' out out of the nip on the bottom guide
side rollers. I'm wondering if the bottom guide is set up so that the
eccentric is closing the gap when its running (i.e. the
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John Vreede
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#15796
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Re: Blade coming off
It sounds like you are doing everything right but if it is tracking right until you put the guides on then is seems like it would be guide related. From what I am ready you likely know what I'm going
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Mark
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#15795
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Re: Blade coming off
Hmm.. tracks OK under tension when no guides, but not if there are.
That's dead odd.
Probably not the bearing, but I think you should still test how far a 16"
straightedge moves in, when tensioning
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John Vreede
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#15794
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Re: Blade coming off
John, thanks for the ideas, I’m just too fed up right now to try any more ideas, been messing with it for about 6 hours today. I can go to full tension and the tracking doesn’t change, no problems
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karlw144
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#15793
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Re: Blade coming off
I would take both blade guides off and see if it will track right. Also make sure the wheels stay aligned under tension. When you put the guides back on make sure the bearing are not set to tight to
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Mark
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#15792
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Re: Blade coming off
Hi Karl. I think I know what's going on when you said it's coming off the
bottom wheel
I'd bet the gearbox output shaft outer bearing is shot.
The extra clearance in the bearing allows the output
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John Vreede
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#15791
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Another way to "fix" vertical misalignment problem
Things have been too busy lately to do the vertical alignment procedure described by John Vreede, so I came up with a workaround.? It is useful because it can be used with short material without
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Mark Kimball
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#15790
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Re: Blade coming off
Yes, I’ve tried the one I had on the saw, a Morse bi metal and another new one, don’t know who’s it was.
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karlw144
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#15789
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Re: Blade coming off
??? ??? Have you tried it with a different blade ?
??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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#15788
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