New tablesaw arrived today (Xcalibur)

[PaulO]

My new table saw arrived today, an Xcalibur 806. Which was a bit of a surprise as I hadn't heard a peep from Woodford since ordering.

Luckily I work from home. Well actually I didn't really work today. :wink:

The lorry it arrived on (Palletline) was too big to get down my drive, but at least had a tail lift. The pallet truck couldn't negotiate the gravel, but the driver was very patient with me using a couple of sheets of ply.

I was very glad it wasn't raining.

I spent a few hours reorganising my workshop to fit it in. Then another couple of hours cleaning the surfaces and carnauba waxing them. They look great, but I haven't taken any measurements as to squareness / flatness yet.

I was a bit surprised that it didn't come with some sort of blade, and the arbor extension I ordered seems to be missing, as does any form of invoice. I'm sure they'll be along shortly, I haven't managed to get hold of Roy yet today.

Whilst wiring it up I noticed that the third terminal, which I would have thought would be for the earth was not connected to the chassis or the earth wire from the motor. Actually on thinking about it again, the third terminal is probably there for three phase setups.

I have read of some people degreasing the worm gears / trunnions and applying a lighter oil/ptfe spray, to avoid the grease clogging up with sawdust. What have other people on here done? I would have thought that the loadings would require them to be greased.

Hopefully tomorrow a blade will arrive from Axminster, and I'll be able to report on how it cuts.

Tonight will be spent fixing on the fence and extensions, and making any necessary adjustments.

 

[RogerS]

Whilst wiring it up I noticed that the third terminal, which I would have thought would be for the earth was not connected to the chassis or the earth wire from the motor. Actually on thinking about it again, the third terminal is probably there for three phase setups.

Paul - that doesn't make sense to me. If it was three phase then you would have four wires (3 phases plus earth).

 

[Steve Maskery]

Paul, get an electrician to take a look. I didn't photograph mine, but Im pretty sure that the third terminal is earth. Actually I'm certain of it. It's not isolated from the rest of the motor, is it?

Congrats. It's not the Perfect Saw*, but it's the best you can get for the money. You'll enjoy it.

S
*and I'm working on ways to put that right

 

[Scrit]

The insulation colours mightalso be a clue

Scrit

 

[PaulO]

I think they intend you to make the earth connection directly to the chassis screw that the motor earth is connected to, rather than the connection block. But if someone didn't pay attention when wiring a single phase machine they could find that the earth is connected to nothing. :shock:

 

[PaulO]

The insulation colours mightalso be a clue

Scrit

Don't get me wrong, I have no problems wiring it, and it works just fine. See the attached photo.


The blue crimp terminals are the wires I fitted. The bottom three core wire is the 2.5mm flex to the 16 amp plug. You can see that I have connected the earth to the central post of the terminal block. At the top, this was connected to nothing, so I ran an additional earth wire from the top of the block to the chassis screw that the motor earth is also connected to. Checking the manual (shock horror) it suggests that the incoming earth should be connected directly to the chassis screw. Which is fine. But an unsuspecting (incompetent) home electrician might connect the earth to the central terminal at the bottom, which would mean that the saw isn't earthed.

 

[Steve Maskery]

I'm pretty sure that I did what you did, but I'm jolly well going to check!
S

 

[davy_owen_88]

Do you have access to a basic multimeter with continuity/resistance function? If so find an unpainted part of the metalwork and check for continuity between that and the conductor you think is earth.

Unless the saw is double insulated it MUST have an earth connection, not usually at the motor but to the chassis via a screw and crimped on lug. There should be a small label saying 'Safety Electrical Connection Do Not Remove' or something like that near the screw head.

If there is no continuity check the leaflet for a double insulated symbol:

If there is no continuity and no DI symbol you have a dangerous machine (well more dangerous than any normal tablesaw ) and need to get it sorted.

EDIT: Took too long writing that response I see :lol: What you did is fine.

 

[Woody Alan]

I think just for peace of mind I'd like to see more of that paint scraped away under the earth bonding point to chassis, I am aware that you may have done it very neatly . Even if you get continuity it could be marginal.

Alan

 

[mahking51]

PaulO,
Its what I did on mine exactly.

Still here........

Martin