kk

[email protected] (kevin m)

26/08/2003 7:17 PM

Help with Adjusting Trunion bolts on Delta 36-444

Hi all,

Has anyone adjusted their trunions to fix an out of wack blade on a
delta 36-444? I did something to my table saw last weekend that caused
the back of blade to be 1/8" closer to fence then front of blade.

(I was cutting some wood at 45degree angle, only discover when I
turned on machine the blade was pinched against the insert, I turned
it off, pulled out insert and thought problem was fixed, but... from
that point forward all wood was hitting the splitter which appeared
out of adjustment, only it was the blade that was out of adjustment.)

The Delta 36-444 has no instruction how to adjust the trunions. I
loosened up the back ones, tapped it lightly with a sledge
(neanderthal technique), but the trunions appear to have a single hole
alligned with their reciprocal threads in the table top. It does not
appear to have any play for adjusting??

Has anyone adjusted their trunions to fix an out of wack blade on a
delta 36-444?

Thanks for any info.

-Kevin


This topic has 5 replies

TW

Traves W. Coppock

in reply to [email protected] (kevin m) on 26/08/2003 7:17 PM

27/08/2003 4:55 AM

On 26 Aug 2003 19:17:57 -0700, [email protected] (kevin m) Crawled
out of the shop and said. . .:

>Hi all,
>
>Has anyone adjusted their trunions to fix an out of wack blade on a
>delta 36-444? I did something to my table saw last weekend that caused
>the back of blade to be 1/8" closer to fence then front of blade.

try one of these systems,,,they are the only way to go for trunion
adjustment.

http://shop.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/productr.asp?refcode=1001&pf_id=125284

Traves

kk

[email protected] (kevin m)

in reply to [email protected] (kevin m) on 26/08/2003 7:17 PM

28/08/2003 4:39 AM

Thanks everyone for the great information!

The allignment tools look very useful for micro adjustents, I think
I'll order a set.

The delta faq was a good find, I did alot of net searching before I
posted, I didn't even think of checking on the delta site.

The first hand lessons-learned experience will be very helpful when I
try to fix the saw this weekend.

Thanks again.

-Kevin

dD

in reply to [email protected] (kevin m) on 26/08/2003 7:17 PM

27/08/2003 6:11 AM

Kevin,

Try this FAQ at Delta's website:

http://www.deltawoodworking.com/index.asp?e=144&p=462

Dave

Traves W. Coppock <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On 26 Aug 2003 19:17:57 -0700, [email protected] (kevin m) Crawled
> out of the shop and said. . .:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Has anyone adjusted their trunions to fix an out of wack blade on a
> >delta 36-444? I did something to my table saw last weekend that caused
> >the back of blade to be 1/8" closer to fence then front of blade.
>
> try one of these systems,,,they are the only way to go for trunion
> adjustment.
>
> http://shop.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/productr.asp?refcode=1001&pf_id=125284
>
> Traves

PB

Pat Barber

in reply to [email protected] (kevin m) on 26/08/2003 7:17 PM

28/08/2003 3:28 PM

Just a cautionary note: The bolts in that Delta can/will shear
off if you use gorilla hands on the "tighten it up" phase.

A sheared off bolt can be VERY painful.

Let's be very careful out there.

kevin m wrote:
>
> Thanks everyone for the great information!
>
> The allignment tools look very useful for micro adjustents, I think
> I'll order a set.
>
> The delta faq was a good find, I did alot of net searching before I
> posted, I didn't even think of checking on the delta site.
>
> The first hand lessons-learned experience will be very helpful when I
> try to fix the saw this weekend.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> -Kevin

MH

"Mike Hide"

in reply to [email protected] (kevin m) on 26/08/2003 7:17 PM

28/08/2003 5:37 PM

A good rule of thumb is to take all the Tiawanese/Chinese bolts and replace
with high strength US versions....mjh

--
mike hide



"Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just a cautionary note: The bolts in that Delta can/will shear
> off if you use gorilla hands on the "tighten it up" phase.
>
> A sheared off bolt can be VERY painful.
>
> Let's be very careful out there.
>
> kevin m wrote:
> >
> > Thanks everyone for the great information!
> >
> > The allignment tools look very useful for micro adjustents, I think
> > I'll order a set.
> >
> > The delta faq was a good find, I did alot of net searching before I
> > posted, I didn't even think of checking on the delta site.
> >
> > The first hand lessons-learned experience will be very helpful when I
> > try to fix the saw this weekend.
> >
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > -Kevin


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