Laguna bandsaw power switch & alignment

[Scott Mark]

Greetings,

I have a 06 Laguna band saw that took a dive. Don't let your friends build mobile platforms for you. For a variety of reasons, the band saw being the major one, I haven't touched most of my woodworking machines since then.

When it tipped it smashed (smashed is overstating it a bit) the electric switch. I think I'm going to have to take it to someone who knows how to realign the wheels or tell me it's a lost cause.

The switch is from Europe. With my limited electrical knowledge it seems to be overkill on the configuration options.


The text on the electrical switch is:

5100022070500307 2F05334307 M7

LE1M35 IP65-5

EN 60 947
EN 60 430
VDE 0??0 (0660)

IEC 947
IEC 439

I've also thrown in images of my jointer and planer.

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The rust removal is daunting but it could be worse, I think. The planer worries me more. Right now I'd like to get the switch fixed so I can take the bandsaw in to be serviced. Which electrical switches on the market would work? (I won't be wiring the switch myself)

Any suggestions on the jointer other than a brass brush would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

C. S. Mark

[Sam Puhalovich]

Scott: there's no 'electrical knowledge' required to replace a switch.
Just a patient methodical, mechanical procedure.
Your best bet for = swap is to go to Laguna ... that way your sure to get a wire-for-wire swap and mounting.
You already have pictures, however, I recommend that you make a sketch(s) and mark the wires as you take the old one off.
Then, re-assemble in the same order.

If you suspect that the wheels are out-of-line ... not co-planar ... there are several old threads that cover that in excellent detail.
Just do a search.

Regarding the rust on the jointer: a scotchbrite pad and paint thinner (mineral spirits) will handle that very well. If you can shield yourself from the 'spray' ... a ROS will speed-up the chore.
Just keep an even, light, grip ... let the sander do the work ... and keep moving at an even rate.

Regarding the planar rust: I would remove the shaft. I would clean it off using a full sheet of of 600 (or finer) wet-dry paper.
Lightly clamp one end in a vise between two blocks of wood. Apply the mineral spirits ... drape (hold down) the paper over the shaft, so that you present the paper to at least 180* of the diameter ... lightly scrub away.
Rotate the shaft about 1/4 turn and repeat the process. Continue till you have the whole shaft clean.

[Curtis Horswill]

I actually needed the same switch a few week ago. I called Laguna and they quoted me about $300 for it. I ended up using this magnetic contactor from Grizzly. http://www.grizzly.com/products/G4572m Grizzly. I needed to drill different holes to mount it, but wiring was simple and it works great. Here is a picture of mine with the Grizzly switch installed. 275266