Roy Kesmodel
09-10-2020, 11:14 PM
Hello All,
I am new to the forum, pardon any misspeaks. I have the Dewalt 925 that was in my father's basement workshop when I was a child. I am certain he bought it new around 1960, when that house was built. It did not see heavy use as he was a physician. It remained in the shop until the 1990's, when he gave it to a woodworking cousin. The cousin downsized two years ago and offered it to me. I, of course, jumped at the chance to acquire this saw that had been the center of many great memories.
I have used it only occasionally for home projects. Last summer, while using it to cut a thick piece of wood, it was bound up and stalled. After that, it would not 'spin up'. It would slowly turn until it kicked the circuit breaker (only once). During disassembly I discovered that the felt washer in the brake assembly had disintegrated, so I removed it. The saw worked fine after that, but without the brake it took a long time to spin down. It then sat unused until this summer. My grandson had a project requiring making two cuts on 1/2" plywood, 8" and 10". After making the 10" the saw again would not spin up. Again disassembling it I discovered one of the brake springs was loose in the brake. All of the springs were stretched and distorted, so I removed the entire brake assembly, including the friction plate (i.e.: there is nothing between the motor and bearing. This did not fix the problem. The motor spins freely by hand, but still only turns slowly when turned on, until it kicks the circuit breaker.
Sorry for the lengthy post, I am just trying to provide as much data as possible.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Roy
I am new to the forum, pardon any misspeaks. I have the Dewalt 925 that was in my father's basement workshop when I was a child. I am certain he bought it new around 1960, when that house was built. It did not see heavy use as he was a physician. It remained in the shop until the 1990's, when he gave it to a woodworking cousin. The cousin downsized two years ago and offered it to me. I, of course, jumped at the chance to acquire this saw that had been the center of many great memories.
I have used it only occasionally for home projects. Last summer, while using it to cut a thick piece of wood, it was bound up and stalled. After that, it would not 'spin up'. It would slowly turn until it kicked the circuit breaker (only once). During disassembly I discovered that the felt washer in the brake assembly had disintegrated, so I removed it. The saw worked fine after that, but without the brake it took a long time to spin down. It then sat unused until this summer. My grandson had a project requiring making two cuts on 1/2" plywood, 8" and 10". After making the 10" the saw again would not spin up. Again disassembling it I discovered one of the brake springs was loose in the brake. All of the springs were stretched and distorted, so I removed the entire brake assembly, including the friction plate (i.e.: there is nothing between the motor and bearing. This did not fix the problem. The motor spins freely by hand, but still only turns slowly when turned on, until it kicks the circuit breaker.
Sorry for the lengthy post, I am just trying to provide as much data as possible.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Roy