Last week introduced myself and shared some of the activities associated with setting up my retirement workshop including equipment purchases.
Over the weekend I've been refurbishing my 1980's vintage Sears contractor saw with parts purchased from In-Line Industries. I've added new machined steel pulleys, a link belt, a new Freud blade, and PALS for trunnion adjustment. A new Delta T-2 fence is waiting to be installed. I also bought the basic A-Line tool from In-Line Industries to measure precisely for saw alignment. Adjusting blade alignment with the PALS and the A-Line tool was a dream. It sure beats working with a hammer and block of wood to move the rear trunnion. Here are some pictures from the alignment. In only 10 minutes I had a zero reading on the blade both front and back measurements! It started off 20 1/1000's off.
Second Measuring the right side - a perfect 0!
Next, measuring the left side, a perfect 0! All aligned.
Over the weekend I've been refurbishing my 1980's vintage Sears contractor saw with parts purchased from In-Line Industries. I've added new machined steel pulleys, a link belt, a new Freud blade, and PALS for trunnion adjustment. A new Delta T-2 fence is waiting to be installed. I also bought the basic A-Line tool from In-Line Industries to measure precisely for saw alignment. Adjusting blade alignment with the PALS and the A-Line tool was a dream. It sure beats working with a hammer and block of wood to move the rear trunnion. Here are some pictures from the alignment. In only 10 minutes I had a zero reading on the blade both front and back measurements! It started off 20 1/1000's off.
First the tabletop showing the A-Line Kit in the track and new Freud blade peaking through the table top:
Second Measuring the right side - a perfect 0!
Next, measuring the left side, a perfect 0! All aligned.
Here's a picture of the PALS adjustment tool installed on right side of the rear trunnion as well as a view of the new link belt. There's an identical one on the left.
Now I need to install the new Delta T-2 fence and I should be ready to create some sawdust with some accuracy! Sorry, I don't know how to turn the photo clockwise in this thread.
Now I need to install the new Delta T-2 fence and I should be ready to create some sawdust with some accuracy! Sorry, I don't know how to turn the photo clockwise in this thread.