Reassembly is mostly a reverse of the disassembly steps shown here. Not a lot of new things to show here.
Finger and Spindle Assemblies reassembled
Picture taken before spindle assembly was repainted. |
Spindle Re-reassembly Includes sheet metal chip shield and felt noise reduction pad. |
Sliding table and fence reassembly
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Main casting, fixed sub-table, and saw raising device reassembled to base
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Saw raising device reassembly
This is the oil seal used behind the L-304 ball bearing. Available from locateballbearings.com
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OEM Fafnir L-304 ball bearing
Crosses to FAG 1304TV, Federal 1304 SA, MRC 1304 E, SKF 1304 E, Steyr 1304 E/TG Available from most any bearing supplier or eBay. Costs about $40 Given how absurdly over built this entire assembly is, it seems unlikely that this bearing will need to be replaced. Mine didn't. |
Casters installation OEM adjustable leveling feet are threaded 3/4"-16 (UNF). No casters are available with this thread. Threaded inserts were installed to convert the threads to 5/8"-11, a typical size of threaded stem caster. The casters raised the saw height by about 5". Care must be taken when moving a top heavy saw that is this tall. Casters and inserts sourced from McMaster. |
Chip bin reassembly and modifications
Swivel caster has open ball bearings that needed to be repacked after cleaning and painting. Raising the saw 5" on casters caused many chips to escape the chip bin and end up on the floor. Added removable bin wall extenders to bring them above the previous height relative to the saw blade. Extenders are 1/4" tempered (smooth both sides) Masonite. Held on by 1 1/4" x 1/8" magnets. The sides of the bin tend to scrape along the edges of the base opening when moving the bin in and out. HMWPE tape was applied to the sides of the bin to prevent (further) damage to the paint on the bin. |
Sliding table stops reassembly
Replacements machined out of 50A rubber stock from McMaster |
Blade guard reassembly
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Work light socket replacement and reassembly
Socket had an intermittent short and was broken at the base. Replacement easily available at Amazon. |
Tool board reassembly
Someday I'll find an Extension Finger to fill out the board. |
Replacement saw blades
Blademfg.com, a source for replacement carbide blades. Part number PR748H Cost is $187 including shipping |
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Replacement motor reassembly
Motor adaptor was required to allow installation of a 143T frame single phase motor in place of the OEM E182 frame 3 phase motor. First motor adaptor was split in two to conserve material. This caused excessive vibration because it allowed the sheet metal base of the motor to flex. Second single plate adaptor improved the vibration dramatically. Vibration check with a nickel stood on edge was a pass. The motor rotation was reversed according to the nameplate instructions. Electrical connections made with lever connectors. A godsend in repair and troubleshooting because they are very simple to connect and disconnect and they will accept a wide range of wire sizes in the same connector. Motor sourced from Grainger, lever connectors sourced from McMaster |
Drive belt replacement
Using PowerTwist link belts. Not cheap, but I've had good luck with them minimizing vibration. Belt length is 48". Standard trade name A46. I had to take 3 links out of each 48" length of link belt, exactly as the documentation suggested.
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Belt guard reassembly
Replacement motor shaft extended beyond the end of the OEM motor shaft. Belt guard modification required to provide clearance. I guess that muffin tin won't be making any more muffins. |
Brass pads
Machined 1/4" diameter x 1/16" think pads to protect various shafts from being marred by 5/16" set screws. |