28 Re: need advice about radial saw
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28 Re: need advice about radial saw
From: tomj@monster.saic.com (Tom Johnson)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 92 16:54:02 GMT
In article <1992Jan13.151110.21370@cbnews.cb.att.com> jrm@cbnews.cb.att.com (john.r.miller) writes:
>Hi,
> I just bought a radial arm saw and I am attempting to align it.
I have exactly the same problem, on an ancient Sears Crafstman!!!
>I don't know if .025" is anything to be concerned about - it seems a bit
>excessive to me.
Mine's excessive. If I make a tenon using a crosscut, it leaves a visible
gap in when I glue into the mortise.
I noticed on mine that the curve oscillates every 3.5" or so .... which
turns out to be the circumference of the bearing pullies that hold
the carriage onto the arm. I suspect that I have one or more bad
pullies. Anyway, the bearing pulley kit for my model saw is $54 from
Sears, which I'll try as soon as I pay off the hospital for postage &
handling of our third child (Dec 5. 1992, 9lbs2oz, etc). :-) :-) :-)
If yours is new, I'd check the bearing pullies to make sure they're not
too tight or too loose (assuming the new models still use bearing pullies).
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