MachineJunkie

I am not sure I understand how it could stop spinning if those socket head cap screws are in place? I think maybe what happened was the force of the sudden stop of the blade getting wedged caused the drawbar to loosen up. This allowed the facepiece with the blade screwed to it to remain still after...

I sent both those blades back to Forrest to see if they could fix them for me. They either fixed them or just sent me new ones I am not sure which, but now I have four blades in total so no excuse for running even a slightly dull blade!

It is scary, I am lucky that the tooth did not hit me in the eye. I do have the screws in place, and my arbor is not modified it is the original one that I got with the saw. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Daninvan/IMG_3999_zpscfefbea3.jpg You can also see in the foreground of the picture my ...

Forrest WW I blade on the Glider! http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Daninvan/IMG_3968_zpsa10155a0.jpg Although I did not notice it at the time, I think it may have occurred when a thin wedge shaped off-cut dropped in between the blade and the fixed table. This in turn caused the blade to sudden...

Thanks Pete! Cutting the ruler to length was easy to with a fine bladed saw. Just a little bit of touch up with a file afterwards to take the burr off the edge. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Daninvan/Hammond/IMG_2316_zps8ff7f129.jpg I used the second hole as a reference (4.155” from the end...

Well the world's most expensive machine stop tried to stick the knife in even deeper this time, so I said forget it and took my ruler home from them and am trying to figure out how to mod it myself. I am trying to avoid cutting it in my basement shop as I don't want the aluminum dust in the house. I...

I just bolted four good quality casters through the holes in the bottom of the base of my G4. It works well and the saw is easy to move around. Downsides are that it raises the table up several inches, and since there is nothing immediately under the saw the dust drawer cannot be used. Making a new ...

Pete, Good tip, I never would have thought of that backing out those pins other than to remove the arbour. I purchased a new blade and that has made a world of difference. Even though the new blade does not seem to be totally parallel to the sliding table, my cuts are perfect. I guess it is really o...

Thanks Pete for the explanation on aligning the ruler. I will give it a go. I have decided to order a new blade as well as it is hard to get everything all square if the blade is not flat. Any tips on how to how to adjust the blade to make it parallel to the sliding table? Mine blade is angled back ...

OK, got the machined faceplate back and put it on the saw. Definitely cut way down on the blade wobble. There is still a bit, if it bothers me I might order a new blade. This one took a couple big hits when offcuts got jammed between it and the table. While I was at it I shimmed the arbor to correct...

Well I tried using lithium grease as a release agent. It worked a whole lot better. Original on the left, new one on the right. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c117/Daninvan/Hammond/IMG_2096_zpsbd9da032.jpg But it also was thick enough that the JB Weld was unable to displace it in some areas, so t...

Yeah, it seemed like a lot to me as well. They did make the dimple ring as well, but come on guys! Unfortunately my favourite (cheap) machine shop closed down last year, this was my first and probably last visit to these guys. I have to scout around and find out what other machine shops are in town....

Well despite turning the shop completely upside down (it is a small shop, one of the reasons I use a Glider rather than a Wadkin PK) the Acme nut I bought from McMaster-Carr to modify for this project ala Crazy Pete's modded nut remains lost. Hope is fading for its recovery. Farewell Acme Nut, we ha...

OK I picked up the Acme rod and new ring from the local machine shop, almost 5 hours of labour, boy did that sting! Here are all the bits and pieces both old and new. I still need to get the ruler trimmed down. You can see the new ring has 16 dimples on it instead of the 12 of the original one. The ...

I ordered the requisite parts to convert my G4 to inches from McMaster-Carr a couple of years ago. They have been sitting around my shop while I was waiting for the right moment to start the conversion. So I took my piece of 8 TPI Acme rod to a local machine shop to get the necessary turning work do...

I would go with a VFD. They are cheap and simple to use. I have a couple in my shop, although my Glider is 1 Ph. An added bonus is that 3Ph motors are generally quieter than 1 Ph motors.

Dan

Guess it's time for my once-a-year update to this thread. Clamp is gone, but batter gauge is still aching for a new home. First $25 + postage takes it.

Dan

Thanks Pete, I have my blade set to be quite close to the left side, it is not in the middle of the slot. I could certainly move it over to make it more centred, is that what you recommend? My original thinking was to keep it as close to the left of the slot as possible to reduce any tear out on the...

I've been very happily using my glider in my woodshop for a couple of years now. I have had one bad problem with it, wondering if others have experienced anything similar The problem is that really thin off cuts will jam in the gap between the right side of the blade and the table. The worst is if t...

Thanks Pete, I wonder if I can use a skinny bolt to go thru the hole, and secure it with a nut on both sides of the hole. Avoid threading the hole that way. Worth a try, I'll see if I can dig up a skinny bolt somewhere.

Cheers,

Dan