I've posted about this saw before, asking for advice on lubrication.
I've now replaced all the grease fittings and everything is running smoothly.
Some new belts are on the way as the current ones are too long and are causing more vibration that I'd like.
It's been a great little saw so far, but there are a few things that are nagging me that I'd like to figure out.
I searched for a manual, contacted Scott and Sargeant as they seem to have the biggest collection, but nothing turned up, so I'm turning to the forum
1. A hole in the table
There's a hole in the table, on the left-hand side.
My saw came with a sliding table, but I can't see how this would have anything to do with it?
Seems to be about the same size as the hole where the arm for the blade guard goes.
2. A knob on the side
It goes in through the side panel to hold... Nothing?
I don't think it's to hold the side panel in place, it's plenty secure without it.
It does go through the rise and fall mechanism, so I thought maybe it's to make sure the blade doesn't move up and down on its own, but it seems to be missing a part if that's the case, at the moment it doesn't do anything.
3. A black hole of a grease fitting
As mentioned earlier, I've replaced all the fittings so that I can use a modern grease gun, worked great.
I could see grease coming out of the pulleys, so I knew that was my sign to stop putting more in.
With this fitting, I've put in probably 15-20 pumps, and the grease doesn't ooze out anywhere.
I'm pretty sure it lubricates the blade shaft. I thought I was going crazy, so I even weighed the grease gun before and after, and it did get lighter, so the grease must be going somewhere!
I thought maybe it's sealed tight, and I'm just packing it in there at some insane pressure.
Grease doesn't compress that much and the lever didn't feel like I was using a lot of pressure, but I decided to take out the grease fitting and if there was any build-up, the excess would just come out, but nothing.
I took it apart as much as I could, took the pulley off, but I'm not sure if you can do more without a bearing puller or something like that, but it's all clean.
I tried taking the dust chute off as well, to get a better picture of the other side, but I don't think it can come out without removing the top.
I could probably live without knowing what the hole in the table is for, the knob on the side is not the end of the world either.
But that grease fitting, it just feels like it's mocking me. It's a simple part, there aren't a lot of places grease could go there!
If anyone worked on this saw, or has some experience with a similar setup, or you know someone who might have a manual, please help
I've now replaced all the grease fittings and everything is running smoothly.
Some new belts are on the way as the current ones are too long and are causing more vibration that I'd like.
It's been a great little saw so far, but there are a few things that are nagging me that I'd like to figure out.
I searched for a manual, contacted Scott and Sargeant as they seem to have the biggest collection, but nothing turned up, so I'm turning to the forum
1. A hole in the table
There's a hole in the table, on the left-hand side.
My saw came with a sliding table, but I can't see how this would have anything to do with it?
Seems to be about the same size as the hole where the arm for the blade guard goes.
2. A knob on the side
It goes in through the side panel to hold... Nothing?
I don't think it's to hold the side panel in place, it's plenty secure without it.
It does go through the rise and fall mechanism, so I thought maybe it's to make sure the blade doesn't move up and down on its own, but it seems to be missing a part if that's the case, at the moment it doesn't do anything.
3. A black hole of a grease fitting
As mentioned earlier, I've replaced all the fittings so that I can use a modern grease gun, worked great.
I could see grease coming out of the pulleys, so I knew that was my sign to stop putting more in.
With this fitting, I've put in probably 15-20 pumps, and the grease doesn't ooze out anywhere.
I'm pretty sure it lubricates the blade shaft. I thought I was going crazy, so I even weighed the grease gun before and after, and it did get lighter, so the grease must be going somewhere!
I thought maybe it's sealed tight, and I'm just packing it in there at some insane pressure.
Grease doesn't compress that much and the lever didn't feel like I was using a lot of pressure, but I decided to take out the grease fitting and if there was any build-up, the excess would just come out, but nothing.
I took it apart as much as I could, took the pulley off, but I'm not sure if you can do more without a bearing puller or something like that, but it's all clean.
I tried taking the dust chute off as well, to get a better picture of the other side, but I don't think it can come out without removing the top.
I could probably live without knowing what the hole in the table is for, the knob on the side is not the end of the world either.
But that grease fitting, it just feels like it's mocking me. It's a simple part, there aren't a lot of places grease could go there!
If anyone worked on this saw, or has some experience with a similar setup, or you know someone who might have a manual, please help
