Hello,
I recently purchased a 34-440 model Rockwell 10" table saw. I think the saw is a late 1970's/early 1980's vintage.The saw runs good with little vibration. The arbor bearings seem to be tight when tugged on from above. The saw makes more noise than my old Sears 10'' saw, however, there is no loud squealing, etc. just a growling type noise. The motor does not make any noise when run with the belt off. The belt is old and the pulleys are stamped sheet metal.
Do any of you have experience with similar saws?
Do you think I need to replace arbor bearings?
Should I replace pulley's, belt, etc. and leave bearings alone unless they get much worse?
I have only had the saw a couple of days and have just started to try to tune it, calibrate it, etc.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Stan Keenum