Llama Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Winner winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted August 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 So apparently the drive side of the carriage is raised and lowered by this little cracked thing I'm gonna call a "threaded lift lug" The "threaded lift lug" is held in place by this broken "hold down machine screw" which snapped off inside the carriage top. What you see there is the broken screw head and the rest of the screw still sitting in the carriage body. Luckily I was able to file some little cross hairs Ito the screw and drill a small hole about 3/16" down into it. Tomorrow I'll go pick up a tiny easy out and order the parts. I have 30 days to find out if this thing will get back to tip top shape. If it's still junk after 30 days H-Dizzle will take it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Unless there is a need for the part to be cast, I would think a machine shop could mill the part for the cost of a steak and some drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted August 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 You're probably right and I would do that if the parts weren't dirt cheap. The subtotal was $2.62 before shipping and in stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Got her working! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 So I had bought some easy outs and tried to pull the shank of the set screw out of the carriage the other night. Well, the tip of the easy out broke off into the screw shank. Go figure... Luckily the piece does not need to sit in one direction to perform properly. So I eyeballed a new screw hole right. Next to the former and drilled away. Once I tapped new threads into the hole the new set screw fit perfect. Only now the lifting lug is turned about 10 degrees or so towards the front. I had to trim the edge of a little dust cover but everything worked perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fricasseekid Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I don't have any precision measuring tools. But it seemed that a 8" board planned was about 1/64" thinner on one end. I couldn't find any fine adjustments on the machine, so I removed the sprocket from one side of the lift and turned it by one tooth until everything seemed level. To judge the level of the cut I ran two 1" boards through on each far left and right side of the planer and judged the difference of their thickness. I had to jump about 4 teeth on the sprocket until I got a likeness I was happy with. The one one the right "might" still be a hair thicker. But the difference is negligible in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 This thing planes a pretty good surface as long as I'm cutting a 1/32" or less on harder woods. Anything more and you can feel dips and hills in the board. There is also some very faint stripes that appear across the planes surface on harder woods. They seem fairly consistent so I don't know if it's the cutter blade that need to be upgraded or if they are just dirty? But it's nothing that isn't easily sanded. You can see them but not even feel them. A piece of curly maple scrap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 All in all I have about $110 bucks into this machine. I'd say it was a steal! I could probably sell it right now for $250. But I think I'll hang on to it for a bit. It seems it will serve my purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Congrats! Glad it worked out for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Jackpot! Good work on the repair, too. A lot of things can be accomplished when you are willing to improvise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Poor man got poor mans ways. I'm thinking about making a series of YouTube videos about how to tune shop machines fo po folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Great result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jHop Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Nice find! I was going to muddy the waters with a suggestion for the DW 735, but since this is working for you, I'd say just run with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fricasseekid Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 We'll the Dewalt was on my list of wants. But this was hard to pass up. I can use this for a year or two and still sell it for double what I got in it. That's a win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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