Hello all....I have a JET 3hp Xacta cabinet saw, about 2003 service and I need a bit of help. My saw used to run nearly dead quiet and very low vibration. I've noticed over the last year or so that it is getting louder and more vibration. My thought is that a bearing is going somewhere or maybe a belt flat spot or something. I don't have a lot of experience working on or diagnosing motors, and I can't afford for my saw to be down to take it out for service so I need to have a clear idea of what is wrong before I could do so. I am planning on upgrading this year (that will be another post soon) but even if I order now I probably wouldn't see it for some time.
My question is how can I track down this noise and tell which bearing or component it might be coming from. I obviously can't fiddle in there while the saw is running so what would I need to take apart to be able to find it with the motor turned off and how?
The saw does not appear to be losing any power or having any problems cutting so it doesn't seem to be impacting performance at this point, with the exception of vibration.
Any thoughts or advice would be most appreciated. Thanks!