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18th September 2012, 12:53 AM #1
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Table Saw Vibration
I had some vibration in my table saw, not a lot, but none the less, it was there. It wasn't any worse than any other TS I had seen, but quite a while ago, I read that a link belt would probably remove it.
I priced this link belt, .... and all of a sudden, the vibration didn't see so bad any more. Amazing!
Anyway, a couple weeks ago, I saw a 5' link belt on Ebay in the USA, and it was about $40 delivered here to the land of Oz. So I thought for $40, I might give it a jolly old go.
It arrived a couple days ago & I removed a few links today & slipped it on my Table Saw.
WOW!!!
I am so impressed with the difference this belt has made to my TS. Soooooo Smooooth.
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SteveThe fact remains, that 97% of all statistics are made up, yet 87% of the population think they are real.
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21st September 2012, 10:52 AM #2
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I had a similar situation myself on my contractor saw and priced a link belt also.....about $100 from blackwoods
....so I just bought a new better quality v-belt and that made a world of difference. My old belt was original abut 10 yrs old.
Next time I will look on ebay.
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20th January 2013, 05:49 PM #3
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just bought and installed link belt from eBay per Ticky's recommendation. Can now start, run and stop the saw (Cartatec 10" Contractors) with a 20c coin balanced on its edge on the table. A bit more noise, but vibration is all but gone. Nice!
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20th January 2013, 07:38 PM #4
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Hey Fonzy,
Mine has been on for about 4 months now & I recently had to shorten it up a bit. I guess a bit of stretch is inevitable. I just removed 1 link, & that was plenty.
You say yours is a bit noisier... mine is a bit quieter.
2 things that I can think of may make a difference.
1. Check to see that the natural lay of the belt is running in the correct direction on the pulley. Noise or no noise, this should be done.
2. A Zero Clearance insert will also prolly reduce the noise level.
Either way, I am glad you found it smoother. Makes a big difference doesn't it.
SteveThe fact remains, that 97% of all statistics are made up, yet 87% of the population think they are real.
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