Ed Beers
11-30-2012, 12:16 PM
I'm doing a quick and dirty renovation on a late 70s/early 80s Craftsman belt driven contractors table saw I bought off craigslist.
Most of the parts look in good shape but the tilt control lead screw has me puzzled.
The lead screw has a ball held on by two two spring clips. The ball is then captured between a metal plate and the sheet metal body of the saw.
My question: When you spin the tilt wheel, is the lead screw supposed to spin within the ball or is the ball supposed to spin within the plates?
My ball is spinning within the plates but that doesn't seem like much of a bearing.
Most of the parts look in good shape but the tilt control lead screw has me puzzled.
The lead screw has a ball held on by two two spring clips. The ball is then captured between a metal plate and the sheet metal body of the saw.
My question: When you spin the tilt wheel, is the lead screw supposed to spin within the ball or is the ball supposed to spin within the plates?
My ball is spinning within the plates but that doesn't seem like much of a bearing.