Category Archives: Workshop

While replacing the damaged lower wheel outer bearing flange it got me thinking just how much load/strain is placed on the lower (driven) wheel and it’s related components. When fitting the tyre back onto the wheel I noticed that is … Continue reading →

Balancing a wheel can take time,  normal practice is to remove weight by boring out material around the circumference but I prefer to add weight in the form of metal washers. During the balancing process I use masking tape to … Continue reading →

It’s not a good idea to balance the wheel as it is…on it’s 25 mm shaft. Bearings of this size have far to much friction so what I do is temporarily mount the wheel onto a smaller set of bearings … Continue reading →

Back in the shop and had a tidy up, here is video to show the results of my efforts to minimize wheel wobble. Before I put the wheel back onto the saw I will need to balance it again so … Continue reading →

The main challenge when mounting bearing flanges onto either side of a wheel is to minimize wheel wobble. Run out is not an issue here, that can be taken care of later. The purpose of the 4 holes in the … Continue reading →

I have made a new flange block and pressed in the 6205 bearing. Purchased this hole saw set from the local Sunday market for $25 bucks and for the outlay it’s surprisingly decent quality. The bearings I’m using are 6205’s … Continue reading →

While using the beast today noticed a strange creaking noise emanating from down below underneath the cutting table? Stopped the saw and removed the lower blade guard box to have a look and noticed that the front bearing was separating … Continue reading →

The saw is finally sitting on it’s base which I just finished constructing.

When the saw is running there is a lot of shaking so went looking for the cause(s) of that and discovered there was excessive flexing between the saw base box and the main vertical beam – we need some more … Continue reading →