David Jordan Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I recently got an old Rockwell table saw from my grandfather the motor ran and everything but it was beginning to rust and needed some TLC so I took it all apart to give it a fresh coat of paint and lubricate the screws unfortunately I broke a vital part of it while painting, it fell and snapped off a piece of the "Arbor Bracket" which can be seen in this PDF http://d3cmirsdb60x3h.cloudfront.net/schematics/delta/34-431.big.pdf ... Key No. 14 and Part No. LTA-804 My question is how do I replace it? The website I got the parts list off does not seem to sell it http://www.toolpartsdirect.com/cgi-bin/schematic.cgi/delta/34-431/ luckily it had the parts list though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Is that cast aluminum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Jordan Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 To be honest I don't know exactly what it is, I would say Cast Iron it is heavy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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..Kev Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Looks like Cast Iron.. I checked the following site to find that they say it's obsolete so, not reproduced. http://www.toolpartsdirect.com/cgi-bin/schematic.cgi/delta/34-425/ So, there are a couple options.. 1. Find another saw that you can pick up cheap 2. Find a good machinest to build you a new one. Maybe someone else here has some other thoughts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Yikes, tough one here. You may want to head over to ridgidforum.com and post there as well. There are some guys on there that restore and repair machinery, and may be able to offer some advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Thats a shame. If you cant find it you will have to cut your losses. That is one part that you cant fix it would be to dangerous to try a repair job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimV Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Like PB said. You're done. Sorry. You do not want to repair that part. That IS the whole saw in that one piece. Find another old saw and steal the part. Or better yet, find a better other old saw and rebuild that one. You can do much better with an old saw to rebuild than a contractor Rockwell. Save the motor and fence assembly and repurpose them. Sorry about the sentimental value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-astragal Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Yep major problem there. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I just took delivery of a new saw. Let me check compatibility of the old and I'll shoot you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I had an old Rockwell contractor saw & quite honestly, it was a real POS. I could never get it to stay right. It's too bad that it happened to your grandfather's saw, but otherwise you're probably better putting your efforts elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderingturtle Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I think it is theoretically possible to repair it, but the level of machining and machine building needed to do it safely is not trivial. Making a new one might be easier and safer, of course the amount of work involved with the skill set is certainly a lot more than the saw is worth. So the only reason would be significant sentimental value. So if you happen to own a company with a good machine shop it could be fixable, other than that think of it as a lesson is how poorly cast iron deals with certain kinds of impacts and stresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotscott Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 You might watch Craigslist for a similar donor saw for the part.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 The thread started August 2013 I bet he's already figured something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 D'oh, missed that detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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