Jake Grover
07-22-2017, 5:44 PM
This is my first post here. I created an account a while ago to see some pictures. It's a great forum and I appreciate all the stuff I've read on here.
I just picked up a Delta 34-410.
Anyway, I noticed while trying to get the fence square to my blade, that something wasn't right. So I checked the blade alignment and it was off by a decent amount. I think it was about 23/1000. Probably shifted during the move :(.
I ordered my PALS and waited patiently, vacuuming and scrubbing the saw table and undercarriage.
When it finally arrived, I anxiously installed the PALS according to the instruction manual (or I tried to anyway).
At some point during the install, one of my "finger tight" bolts must not have been as tight as they are supposed to be, because the rear trunnion was hanging below the table with visible space in between.
Oops, says I. Oh well, and I proceeded with adjusting the trunnions using the PALS. It took me a while (I think because I only loosened three bolts. Next time I will Loosen 3 and crack the forth just a little).
Anyway, when I got it so that the blade was 0.000 front and 0.000 back I went to put on the blade insert and it was catching the rear of the blade... So I checked with a rule... Oh shit. It's off. Like way off... In fact it is exactly 0.010" off... Oh no. I went and checked with the dial indicator, and sure enough the tiny little dial said 0 at the front and 1 at the back.
Well I pannicked and loosened and tightened the two rear bolts and the front bolt a few times, but now I cannot seem to get it back to even close to where I started.
I fully expect and deserve the obligatory ribbing for making such a stupid mistake. I honestly spent the past 3 days watching videos of alignments and I tried to make sure I had the best equipment for the job all ready to go. Sadly, if you don't know how to use fancy equipment, it doesn't give you better results. In this case it actually gave me worse results, because I know how to use a ruler, or calipers, or a stick with a screw in it...
Anyone have any suggestions?
I noticed that one of the trunnion tie rods is not sitting flush in the center of it's bolt at the rear of the saw. My next thought was to loosen that bolt and try to reseat the tie rod, so that it sits evenly with the other tie rod.
I am writing this at work (and realizing that I should have taken a bunch of pictures to post. I will take some tonight and post them here).
But based on what I have written so far, did I bend something? Should I try to adjust the trunnion tie rod? I've been watching videos of different adjustments and it seems like that's the next logical step.
I've honestly thought a few times about turning it upside down. But I'm kind of worried that would do harm than good.
Anyway thanks! And I appreciate all the wisdom on these forums.
I just picked up a Delta 34-410.
Anyway, I noticed while trying to get the fence square to my blade, that something wasn't right. So I checked the blade alignment and it was off by a decent amount. I think it was about 23/1000. Probably shifted during the move :(.
I ordered my PALS and waited patiently, vacuuming and scrubbing the saw table and undercarriage.
When it finally arrived, I anxiously installed the PALS according to the instruction manual (or I tried to anyway).
At some point during the install, one of my "finger tight" bolts must not have been as tight as they are supposed to be, because the rear trunnion was hanging below the table with visible space in between.
Oops, says I. Oh well, and I proceeded with adjusting the trunnions using the PALS. It took me a while (I think because I only loosened three bolts. Next time I will Loosen 3 and crack the forth just a little).
Anyway, when I got it so that the blade was 0.000 front and 0.000 back I went to put on the blade insert and it was catching the rear of the blade... So I checked with a rule... Oh shit. It's off. Like way off... In fact it is exactly 0.010" off... Oh no. I went and checked with the dial indicator, and sure enough the tiny little dial said 0 at the front and 1 at the back.
Well I pannicked and loosened and tightened the two rear bolts and the front bolt a few times, but now I cannot seem to get it back to even close to where I started.
I fully expect and deserve the obligatory ribbing for making such a stupid mistake. I honestly spent the past 3 days watching videos of alignments and I tried to make sure I had the best equipment for the job all ready to go. Sadly, if you don't know how to use fancy equipment, it doesn't give you better results. In this case it actually gave me worse results, because I know how to use a ruler, or calipers, or a stick with a screw in it...
Anyone have any suggestions?
I noticed that one of the trunnion tie rods is not sitting flush in the center of it's bolt at the rear of the saw. My next thought was to loosen that bolt and try to reseat the tie rod, so that it sits evenly with the other tie rod.
I am writing this at work (and realizing that I should have taken a bunch of pictures to post. I will take some tonight and post them here).
But based on what I have written so far, did I bend something? Should I try to adjust the trunnion tie rod? I've been watching videos of different adjustments and it seems like that's the next logical step.
I've honestly thought a few times about turning it upside down. But I'm kind of worried that would do harm than good.
Anyway thanks! And I appreciate all the wisdom on these forums.