I just returned the second HF 4x6 that I considered defective. I spent a day each assembling and trying to adjust each of the machines. Using manuals from...
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Nelson T.
im_all_thumbz
Mar 1, 2011 2:27 pm
Ya made it!  Congrats! Nelson http://www.hobby-machinist.com  South Bend Heavy 10L Lathe, Burke #4 Mill, Van Norman #12 Mill  ... From: bearing_bill...
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lrudd70
Mar 1, 2011 3:16 pm
Bearing Bill For blade adjustment go to the files section and find: Basic blade adjustment and tracking - rev-1.pdf Real good place to start. Larry...
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Carl Hollopeter
chollo...
Mar 1, 2011 4:40 pm
FYI, Anyone looking for a flow control valve for Hydraulic downfeed, Ebay has several listed now. Just do a search for: PARKER FLOW CONTROL VALVE, I got mine...
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picclock
Mar 1, 2011 4:41 pm
Hi Larry Someone from the group kindly emailed me a copy while my membership was pending. However, I don't think that will resolve the issue. I clamped a...
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Joe R
joe_romas
Mar 1, 2011 6:10 pm
Picclock The blade coming down at an angle can't be adjusted by the two bolts holding the saw arm. It's been tried and proven it does not correct what you...
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picclock
Mar 1, 2011 7:36 pm
Hi Joe R I had a feeling it might come to something like that. Its sounds fairly daunting. I think the think I'm most afraid of is braking one of the castings....
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Ed
hutton_ed
Mar 1, 2011 8:38 pm
I swear it must depend on what day of the week they make them. After reading this group I was prepared to remachine the saw. But to get rather good performance...
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Joe R
joe_romas
Mar 1, 2011 9:03 pm
My fear of breaking a casting is why I put it on my bench sitting on it's side. As I remember I blocked the saw frame up with wood so it was supported first....
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Jerry Durand
jerry_durand...
Mar 2, 2011 1:19 am
This looks like the same valve I got from eBay, but here they are in packages of 2 for twice the money. ...
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Ed
hutton_ed
Mar 2, 2011 6:13 am
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4x6bandsaw/photos/album/1395810705/pic/1113559901/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc Now I just need to...
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Jerry Smith
anvilsandink...
Mar 2, 2011 6:25 am
I use a copper and/or brass wire brush that the local mon and pops hardware stores that have a welding section, they generally have these brushes. They are not...
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Jerry Durand
jerry_durand...
Mar 2, 2011 6:34 am
... I have something like this http://www.grizzly.com/products/Magnetic-Base-w-Two-Coolant-Hoses/G9810 but without the magnet. Each tube has a small ball...
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palama@...
crapona_luce
Mar 2, 2011 8:08 am
On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:41:48 -0000 ... My saw came with shims between the spring arm and the saw frame. It is possible that inserting two washers between arm...
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picclock
Mar 2, 2011 8:58 am
High Antonio I need to reduce the distance not increase it. Shimming it or making a packing piece would be a nice easy fix, however, I need to reduce the...
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Joe R
joe_romas
Mar 2, 2011 2:04 pm
Picclock and Antonio The subject of this problem is started anew every six months or so as new owners buy these saws. It has been kicked around a lot and...
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Ed
hutton_ed
Mar 2, 2011 4:05 pm
... I came within an eyelash of buying that exact product. Let me know how you like it. I purchased the bendable black tubes from McMaster Carr. ... I had the...
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palama@...
crapona_luce
Mar 2, 2011 7:40 pm
On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:04:05 -0500 ... I agree, the surface described by the blade line is either a plane perpendicular to the pivot axis or a very flat cone...
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Joe R
joe_romas
Mar 2, 2011 8:29 pm
Antonio That's interesting yours coming with shims there?? Thinking more about shims there unless they are tapered all I can see it doing is changing the...
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palama@...
crapona_luce
Mar 3, 2011 12:58 am
On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:29:52 -0500 ... Yes, the shim is tapeded or, to be more precise, there is a 4mm shim on the front/top side of the spring arm and no shim...
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Glenn N
sleykin
Mar 3, 2011 1:29 am
I am begining to think this has to do with the saws that don't have the blade twist adjustment at the blade guides. My saw has an adjustment on the blade...
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palama@...
crapona_luce
Mar 3, 2011 9:19 am
On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:29:46 -0800 ... In fact my saw doesn't have the blade twist adjustment. Best, Antonio -- <palama@...>...
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Glenn N
sleykin
Mar 3, 2011 3:21 pm
... From: <palama@...> To: <4x6bandsaw@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 1:19 AM Subject: Re: [4x6bandsaw] Re: Blade adjustment. On Wed, 2...
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trz200
Mar 3, 2011 4:09 pm
I appreciate all the responses my posting generated. I would like to address a few of them: To arthurok: Only one blade broke at the weld, the others broke...
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Everett
evy_newt
Mar 5, 2011 1:10 am
I downloaded the pdf for the 6x6 table hoping that someone had already done the measuring for me. I found out quickly that the angle on the drawing is way off...
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Joe R
joe_romas
Mar 5, 2011 12:30 pm
Everett I had to alter the 6x6 plate to fit my Red HF saw too. Not a lot but it still needed "tweaking";. I suspect the saws vary in some way from day to day. ...
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theotherchris42
Mar 6, 2011 11:15 pm
I had a similar problem with my HF saw. I had to shim the tracking adjustment (with a razor blade) to get enough adjustment to get the blade to track on the...
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picclock
Mar 7, 2011 1:33 pm
Hi Can anyone help on a few issues ? The saw cut is not vertical for which I am about to make a bushing (see earlier post) but several other things have come...
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drmico60
Mar 7, 2011 2:27 pm
Hi Picclock, My saw is a 6x4 bandsaw from Axminster. On mine there is no gap between the base and the saw frame. You used to be able to download the Manual...
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Joe R
joe_romas
Mar 7, 2011 3:17 pm
Picclock. I just checked mine and it has a minimal gap there. But if it were in my case it would be good. I could position the saw arm to the right and that ...
