So here are the results....
The new pulley had a nice snug fit, nothing to require a pres but a few taps with a dead blow mallet was the ticket. This improved the vibration signifinatly and made the saw useable but did not solve it, however...
I made a tilted 45deg cut and noticed much less vibration leading me to believe that I may also have bad bearings in the motor as well. I figure that since the force vector from gravity changed when the motor was tilted that it took some load off the bearings and they went silent / smooth. This is the same motor on my bandsaw and suddenly at thi point the saws felt the same in terms off vibration... What do you think of this theory...
The new pulley had a nice snug fit, nothing to require a pres but a few taps with a dead blow mallet was the ticket. This improved the vibration signifinatly and made the saw useable but did not solve it, however...
I made a tilted 45deg cut and noticed much less vibration leading me to believe that I may also have bad bearings in the motor as well. I figure that since the force vector from gravity changed when the motor was tilted that it took some load off the bearings and they went silent / smooth. This is the same motor on my bandsaw and suddenly at thi point the saws felt the same in terms off vibration... What do you think of this theory...