Table Saw Repair

[RoninB4]

Deleting reply, no need to add gasoline to fire. 40 years in professional machine shops, nothing to win here.

 

[Walkers]

Can this be repaired? Blade arbor on a Craftsman belt drive table saw where the smaller pulley mounts. Haters should know, I bought it this way.

I looked at one on eBay, it looks as though replacing the the shaft is reasonably easy. Might have to have grooves for the c clips cut in, or keyways cut, but otherwise pretty easy. IIRC McMaster sells shafts with keyways in it in varying lengths.

 

[Meursault74]

Deleting reply, no need to add gasoline to fire. 40 years in professional machine shops, nothing to win here.

I get it, but I also know when to give it up as well.

I hear people saw all the time "This has chemicals added to it, or this has a chemical smell" I understand what they mean, but it's pointless to argue that EVERYTHING is a chemical.

 

[RoninB4]

I get it, but I also know when to give it up as well.
it's pointless to argue

-You're in denial

-No I'm not

 

[PoorUB]

Things change, language isn't a solid, never changing thing.

For example, in the 1950's if you asked your buddy for a *** you would get something completely different than today!

 

[Whitworth]

If I were the OP and had access to a lathe, I'd turn it down to the next nominal size, example 3/4 to 5/8 to 1/2, etc. and then buy a pulley that fits the bill. Most of those old small saws just had a set screw bearing against a flat, and a single sheave pot metal pulley.

Otherwise, semantics, semantics, sheave, pulley, whatever. I was an engineer, I knew an engineer, I married an engineer, I coulda, I woulda, I shoulda.

 

[larry4406]

Since you have no connection to this machine, and might be willing to dump it, anything wrong with welding a round groovy thing (pulley, sheave ) to the shaft and calling it done? If you have to replace the shaft at a later fail date, then cut the round groovy thing off.

 

[seber]

Pulley a wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord

 

[PCustoms]

So a pulley is meant for rope, is that why a pushey doesn't exist?

 

[nadogail]

If the OP just wants to make the saw functional, rather than restore it, there are many options. With a belt drive alignment should be close but is not critical. i have used a product labeled Quick Metal along with and JB Welds and set screws to fill in the gaps while the epoxy dried.

That was before I discovered JB Weld.

 

[whateg01]

... along with and JB Welds and set screws to fill in the gaps while the epoxy dried.

That was before I discovered JB Weld.

How did you use JB Weld before you discovered JB Weld?

 

[Bert_]

Here is what mine looked like. Looks like I filled the grooves then filed it smooth before putting the pulley back on with more JB weld to hold it permanently.

It's held up fine for 3 years now. Just used the saw yesterday.

 

[sparkness]

Can this be repaired? Blade arbor on a Craftsman belt drive table saw where the smaller pulley mounts. Haters should know, I bought it this way.

1. method is to add additional set screws to your pulley and dial it in till runs true. I have had success with this on a multi step pulley.
2. add jb weld with metal and finish till running true
3. make a new shaft, they are simple and can be made for little money