- Replacement bearings for delta rockwell table saw how to#
- Replacement bearings for delta rockwell table saw manual#
Thanks for the hook up, that manual is great! If not, I'll probebly just leave the thing in place and not worry about it. If you've got one and don't need it, I'd love to have it. Not getting it though? Thanks for the offer of a new nut.
I'm going to leave it together though given that these nuts are so valuable. Just sort of want to clean the whole think up and make it look like new and there is some rust that is going to be much easier to get to with the thing appart than together. I got that one off no prob, so I can adjust my backlash, but this other one probebly doesn't really need to come off. It is locked in place by one of these fancy jam nuts. I guess I don't really need to remove the one that is stuck, but in general, the backlash for the vertaical blade adjustment seems to be set by rotating an odd sort of off-set bored bushing that will holds the worm gear shaft. I'd make the nuts you need - MSC stocks the 5/8 - 20 hand tap. I bought mine on their "closeout specials" website You'll want to check this every few days as the items available change rapidly. The rip fence is always the weakest part of any saw, and Biesemeyer makes one of the best replacements. The result is the radius of the largest sheave you can put on the arbor. Raise the saw arbor to the highest setting and measure the distance from the top of the saw arbor to the bottom of the table, then add half the diameter of the arbor. The TEFC motor is internally cooled and made for this application.Ī link belt will help reduce vibration (Fenner PowerTwist ) Solid cast-iron sheaves on the motor & the saw arbor also help (Browning )īelt drive saws have a limited amount of clearance between the saw arbor & the underside of the table - most use a sheave that's about 3" diameter. The reason is that the ODP motor self-destructs when used in table-saw service - the sawdust gets sucked right into the windings. Be sure to get a TEFC-motor instead of an open drip-proof (ODP). Two to three HP is a good size for the motor on that saw.
Replacement bearings for delta rockwell table saw how to#
One question is what size pulley to get for the new motor? Not really sure what sort of cutting speed would be ideal.Īny thoughts on how to find out what model i've got, or on pulley size/cutting speed would be much appreciated. It is a belt drive, and the craftsman of the same era at the yard sale had an old 1/3hp 3450 rpm motor on it, so I was thinking I'd go for the same. though they seem to be running pretty well, and then reassemble, and get a motor for it. My plan is to clean up the rust, possibly replace the main ball bearings. It's castings have some markings, but as far as I can tell there is no model number or anything. It has a cast iron table and wings and looks like it might be from the 60's. It is a small model (which is good for me) Looks like it might only take an 8" blade. Post some pics and specs so we can offers some input.I was out yard saleing last weekend and was able to pick up an old Rockwell/Delta table saw for $20! It's been sitting for a while and it's not working, but it looks entirely restorable and should be a hell of a lot better than the old ryobi hand-me-down tablesaw i've got right now. You need to consider the condition, motor, fence and work required before you buy.Īs for the fence, some like the older fence. I sold the Unifence and purchased a General T fence (Bies clone), added a table extension, motor cover, covered all the holes and added a dust port. I had the intention of buying a fixer upper (clean, paint, new bearings etc) but than this saw came around. I paid $1000 for my saw and I could have used it as is with no elbow grease. There were lots of unisaws sold over the years with the Rockwell and Delta name so parts would not be an issue.Ī fair price will depend on what you are getting verses what you want to spend in total to get the saw you want. As mentioned before the site offers lots of information and a swap section for parts. I purchased a old Rockwell unisaw a few months ago.