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21st April 2018, 04:07 PM #1New Member
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Help with GMC table saw...
Hi Guys,
Hoping someone can help a complete newbie, I have got myself a second hand GMC table saw (TS251) but it turned out to need a new drive belt. After much hunting I was able to obtain one (its actually the second I purchased) that *should* fit but for the life of me I cannot get it in place... I was hoping that someone may have had some experience and can let me know if there is a method to adjust the drive and spindle that will allow me to fit the belt easily without having to further disassemble the saw... Or if there is a 'trick' to it?
Sadly the user manuals I found online do not cover it and I do not have the old belt to confirm the new belt is the same size.... so any advice would be appreciated...
Thanks
QBall
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21st April 2018, 05:04 PM #2
Photos please
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Ray
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22nd April 2018, 01:28 PM #3New Member
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I do not see any obvious tension adjustment, have you tried turning the pulley as you stretch it over, if that does not work I would suggest the belt is too short, wrap a picce of cord or other
suitable material around the pulleys to get a good idea of the correct length
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22nd April 2018, 09:19 PM #5
Have you tried loosening the capscrew that holds the larger pulley on to the shaft to see if that allows the pulley to become loose? To be able to fit that type of belt you need to be able to shorten the centre distance between the pulleys as those belts will not stretch and allow you to wind them on like some types of belts. If the large pulley cannot be made to loosen then the bolts that mount the motor onto the housing at the front of it will need to be removed to allow the motor to move toward the large pulley. You may be able to remove all but one (loosen it) and pivot the motor forward if its not located in a recess, otherwise remove them all. Because there is no adjustment, the pulleys will need to be mechanically located solidly in the exact location as that type of belt needs to be tensioned quite tight to function correctly.
If you are able to get it on, make sure you remove the burrs on the ribs of the small pulley otherwise they will damage the new belt.Dallas
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23rd April 2018, 01:09 AM #6
The first thing I would do as has been suggested loosen the pulley and if possible take it off, introduce it to a steel wire brush and clean up the grooves. That rust is going to 1/2 the life of a new belt. Also, before loosening the pulley, also as suggested, use a piece of string to get the correct length of the belt remembering that the belt should be slightly smaller to allow for creating tension on the belt.
The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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