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9th December 2018, 09:25 AM #1Novice
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Hyco 9 1/4 ? Table Saw
My son wants to consider cabinetry as a career and I suggested he try his hand at at before he commits to it. Sent him off to look at buying a new Makita and he came back empty handed. Two days later, we're covered in vintage surface rust and well aged grime.
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I'm from Sydney and this looks older and in better condition than me. The arbor (lay shaft) was a bit of a mess and maybe someone changed the bearings and didn't seat them but the bearing and shaft would move in and out. Persuaded it apart and took to cleaning up so the bearing would seat correctly. All done.
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Layshaft pulley needs a key and some fresh grubs screws are in order. Everything else looks good working order.
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We're now onto making the out table to give it a home. There's a pulley oddly stuck on the motor and will get more pics as we go.
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9th December 2018, 10:46 AM #2
Hi blis . Welcome to the forum. Nice little Aussie machine your doing up there .
Rob
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9th December 2018, 02:12 PM #3Novice
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Working on the table at the moment... floating saw bed and a sliding motor bed... so any belt will do
later would love some guidance on blade guards
Having fun with the son!
PS: We're going to get to know her first, build her a home and get her working, then one day give it a better restoration.Last edited by blis; 9th December 2018 at 02:14 PM. Reason: Because I always got too much to say
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10th December 2018, 10:40 AM #4Novice
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I'm an IT guy, before I studied programming, I gave it a go at the hobby level to see if it was something I could enjoy. Because we all know, it's not the good times that matter, it's the tough times that count.
It's VERSION 1, the work table you made without a worktable.... There's a tight budget, if we can get it all together to the price of a decent modern domestic unit, I think we're ahead. The saw deck is adjustable and the motor mount slides. It's feeling solid, as square as we can and next is the top and bottom.
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10th December 2018, 11:42 AM #5
Nice little saw there... should be a great user.
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10th December 2018, 02:02 PM #6
Here is what I did for the guard on my ezycut saw that is kind of similar. I made the riving knife out of saw plate and was lucky enough to have the guard plus the part that the knife mounts on. It would be easy to make a ply or clear plastic guard. Chances are there are hundreds of examples on youtube.
Regards
John
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10th December 2018, 02:26 PM #7
This is what the original Setup was on these.
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(Note this is not my image)
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Here is a scan of the machine as shown on page 115 of the 1955 McPherson's Catalogue
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12th December 2018, 12:31 PM #8Novice
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Getting there - Outtable for Hyco saw
Lot of head scratching, we're getting there... Having the adjustable deck helps, but there was a miscalculation on the belt and motor position.
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The motor has to sit up quite close to the saw to get the belt under and clear of structural support... And still deciding on what to use for the deck.
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Power and safety
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12th December 2018, 12:33 PM #9Novice
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13th December 2018, 07:15 PM #10Novice
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Into the bench and motor mounting concerns
We're getting close but the motor mounting has me stumped. Do the belt driven tables have belt tensioners or side on a movable mount. Because if I raise the saw, I'll add tension to the belt. If I lower it is will loosen.
I thought of raising the motor slightly to decrease the change in pulley and belt angle but that then has the belt very close to the underside of the table. More head scratching... but all is good.
I've also succumb to deferring any splitter/riving solution for now. To get the motor mounted I had to remove the splitter mount to get the motor close enough. there's some wiggle room in future. There's also not enough end room on the zero plate to use MJ Splitters... I'd have to drill into the deck I think.
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Advice appreciated in advance
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13th December 2018, 07:25 PM #11Novice
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Wish I could edit the original post, it's an 8" saw with a 7/14 blade on it atm and the saw blade itself is using a ring to shim out the spindle diameter... now to find a correct 8" blade for it.
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13th December 2018, 09:10 PM #13
Check this thread.
Hyco bench saw restoration.
It gives a shot of Stew's machine that shows how the motor is assembled.
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13th December 2018, 10:50 PM #14
Blis
if you pester me on saturday morning i will photograph some of my hyco motor mounts to give you some ideas. i have several hyco machines that all have the same pulley configuration as your saw. i also have the same saw with an original stand.
PS self confessed hyco and berg nerd!!!
Cheer stew
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14th December 2018, 01:51 AM #15Novice
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We've succumb to creating our own belt tensioner. It's nothing unusual for us as we race RC cars that are belt driven. And with most things, you learn from mistakes. From what I know now, I would have spent a lot more time designing the motor mount. I realised once I'd built it that a hinged and sprung system would have been the best choice. That said, it's mighty tight no matter what you do because there's no recess for the belt in the table. Otherwise I would have mounted the motor higher to reduce the change in belt.
All said and done, we dont know enough about woodworking etc to let it get us down, it was a fun build too.
PS: I'm at The Gap
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