[TheForge] Re: Harbor Frieght

[Grover Richardson]

If the "wheels" are just sliding and have no real ball or roller bearings,
they may have worn sufficiently to wobble, which would throw the blade off.
Remove the blade and see if the wheels wobble.  If they do, then either the
wheels or the spindle they roll on needs to be replaced.  The new ones need
oiling, I would suspect frequently<G>.

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Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 3:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Harbor Frieght

Unfortunately, there isn't any flange on either of the wheels, which  
is probably why the blade keeps slipping off. I'll look to see if the  
wheels can be tilted or adjusted the way you explained, but even the  
wheels themselves don't have an obvious angle to them, which most  
likely would have helped the blade stay on.
On Nov 21, 2006, at 3:27 PM, Mike wrote:

>
>> ...Busy Bee and the metal blade keeps coming off or slipping off the
>> 2 metal guide wheels, even if I crank on it to tighten them,...
>
> There should be some means of tilting the axle of the idle wheel.
> Look for an adjusting screw or bolt, possibly with a lock nut or
> similar, on the piece that  moves when you tighten the blade.
>
> Tilting the wheel one way will make it track to one side, tilting the
> other will make it track to the other side.  I assume that the wheels
> have a bit of a flange that keeps the blade from slipping off toward
> the back.  If you can safely adjust tilt while running (otherwise,
> while turning by hand),  you should be able to crank the adjuster
> until the blade just begins to kiss the flange.  Lock it there.  You
> don't want the blade grinding hard against the flange all the time.
>
> Free advice from limited experience, may be worth exactly waht you
> paid for it. :-)
>
>
> - Mike
>
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