Hi Folks. Just got through putting my new ShopFox 1668 together. Some of my tools were damaged by wildfire heat here last summer. I had a Delta floor drill press, but a number of plastic parts were melted and I wasn't sure about what might have happened inside the motor casing. I also replaced my Jet midi lathe and MM16 bandsaw after spending days cleaning them for use.
Here's the problem, the W1668 made a terrible clacking noise as soon as I plugged it in. It was easy to tell where the sound was coming from and that was inside the motor at the top. I'm thinking that noise could be the fan hitting the fan shroud. I bought this tool on Amazon and it was shipped by Grizzly. I knew that I was taking a chance, but I thought it would be helpful to have an oscillating spindle sander to replace my Delta OSS and to save some space since I have a small shop. Okay, thanks for reading thus far. My question is, "who should I contact to get this fixed?" I don't want to disassemble it and return it so I'll probably have to fix it myself. I'm just hoping that someone can tell me how to proceed and who to contact. Thanks for any help.