Verrry Wobbly Dado!!

[lastminute]

I have a 7" adjustable (wobble) dado which is supposed to fit a 5/8” saw arbor ...tried to mount it, but found the bore diameter is about 1/8" bigger than the arbor? ie sloppy fit?...should there be some sort of bushing or am I missing something?


Gerry

 

[Steve Maskery]

HI Gerry
1/8" isn't sloppy, it's cavernous.
At the risk of stating the obvious, either it is not a 5/8 bore or you don't have a 5/8 shaft. It should be easy enough to measure. But I've never come across anything other than 5/8 and 30mm for a modern TS (although I have seen an ancient machine with a 1" spindle.)

What make is the dado and do you have any paperwork with it?

S

 

[marcros]

I think Steve has it nailed there.

The only other one I have come across is an odd sized inca at 20mm.

 

[Anders K]

My Wadkin AGS10 has a 20 mm arbor.

 

[woodbrains]

My Wadkin AGS10 has a 20 mm arbor.

Hello,

Sounds like the OP's wobble saw will fit your machine! Perhaps you can give it to him, so he has something to fit his blade on :shock:

Mike.

 

[Jacob]

Needs a bush. If you can't find one to fit a near size bit of plastic pipe might do it with a cut in the side so you can bend it around the 18mm

 

[Anders K]

My Wadkin AGS10 has a 20 mm arbor.

Hello,

Sounds like the OP's wobble saw will fit your machine! Perhaps you can give it to him, so he has something to fit his blade on :shock:

Mike.

Haha, good idea

 

[lastminute]

...thanks everyone....please see pic, showing a 3/4" bore (18.97mm)
It is new and unused...I don't have the sawbench (Woodford model) now, and can't see me selling it on if it won't fit a 5/8" (16mm) arbor.
...thanks for all your replies.


Regards

Gerry

 

[Steve Maskery]

But that is bizarre. It's clearly stamped 5/8" and the ruler clearly shows it as 3/4" How strange.

Mind you I recently bought a Freud set to replace the one that walked. The packaging is labelled 5/5 but the bore is really 30mm. I do have some bushes but I've not tried them yet. So if anyone has a Freud set at 5/8 and needs a 30mm one instead and would like a straight swap...
S