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Hello all. Thanks for the replies. The blade has seen better days, my other saw is 10inch but thats quite tight on the 165 so going to pick up a new 9inch on Monday. I did measure the blade to mitre slots and all seems perfectly square. So I decided to have a look at the belts, I took the bed...

Right, The bed is off, the belts have quite a bit of play in them so I'm presuming this is the culprit. Does anyone know how to tension them up?

Yeh, I think its the belts. Going to have an hour or two swearing at it in the morning and give a good once over (been in and out all day today). It is definitely the ta165. Its quite small but has the bed extended (which is why we got it - it seemed a bargain at the time) - I'm sure it'll all...

Thanks for the replies. After a proper look it is indeed the ta165 (not the 275 I previously thought). It might also be the belts (contrary to what I originally thought). Im nipping back to the workshop in the morning for a proper look. Ive found the belts online for around a tenner so it could...

Actually, having looked in to it it's a 165.

Hello. First post so be patient. We've just got a (what I believe to be) is a startrite 275. I say this as the minimum blade size it suggests it is 182mm (which is the 275 isn't it?) It is single phase. It runs but not great. It seems to run slow and has little torque when putting material...