Jared Cuneo
07-14-2010, 11:22 PM
Friends, I have a delta contractor with the 2 piece pulley and noticed after a cross country move that it was cutting rough. After installing PALS, link belt etc, I still could not get a good cut. Dial indicator shows .001 runout at the arbor but then I noticed that the arbor pulley nut was loose enough to leave a gap and was not allowing the pulley to seat properly! It visibly wobbles with no belt in place, a 1/8" strip of the arbor pulley is slightly gouged and the bearing is making a slight clicking noise.
I REALLY do not want to get into replacing the arbor/bearings as (1) there is no perceptible movement of the shaft on any axis and (2) I feel that I'll never achieve acceptable runout on the saw again if I monkey with it in my garage.
What are my options here? Is it possible that I can replace that dumb 2 piece pulley with a wide, 1 piece, machined affair, span the gouge and be good to go?
The saw has been great, but what a stupid design on this pulley. No books ever tell you to check your arbor pulley nut!
I am really upset by the whole deal, and at this point, considering that I may well screw up the bearing/arbor install, am at a dead loss.....
Any suggestions? Besides buy a sawstop/powermatic?
JC
I REALLY do not want to get into replacing the arbor/bearings as (1) there is no perceptible movement of the shaft on any axis and (2) I feel that I'll never achieve acceptable runout on the saw again if I monkey with it in my garage.
What are my options here? Is it possible that I can replace that dumb 2 piece pulley with a wide, 1 piece, machined affair, span the gouge and be good to go?
The saw has been great, but what a stupid design on this pulley. No books ever tell you to check your arbor pulley nut!
I am really upset by the whole deal, and at this point, considering that I may well screw up the bearing/arbor install, am at a dead loss.....
Any suggestions? Besides buy a sawstop/powermatic?
JC