Hello all,
I have this Delta 28-540 bandsaw and it has an issue that I would like some guidance on.
First let me tell you what happened. The second to last time I used the saw, it worked fine. I cut some 2" oak without issue. After I did the cutting, I loosed the saw blade and put the saw away. (about a year ago). Recently, I went to cut another piece of oak with a curve. I had forgotten to retighten the blade. As I was cutting, I noticed the saw sounding different that the last time I used it. Then BAM... the saw blade broke - the upper blade guide foot had broken off and I was standing there stunned. Turned out that I wasn't the first person to break this saw as someone had glued (using CodeWeld expoxy) this part back together again. I can't find a new replacement on the Web so I decided to mix up some glue and fix it. That worked fine.
I replaced the blade, reset all the guides and it sounded OK by hand except for a slight grinding noise. I noticed that the blade was rubbing on the electrical box that houses the power switch, under the cover. The blade passes right past this box as has to make contact. After removing the box, it looked like every blade over time has rubbed across the corner of the electrical box ( I can provide a photo if you like). So I removed the box, grinded it off and reinstalled the box.
So now, when running, the blade starts to wave back and forth between the 2 guides. It's fine when I first start the motor up, but in a few seconds, it starts to wave back and force (looks like a guitar string when plucked). Maybe I shouldn't have removed the material off that electrical box.
I can't get the blade any tighter with the onboard hardware of the saw (meaning that the adjustment threads have bottomed out and the blade is as tight as it can be).
I don't think the blade is tight enough, but I can't get it tighter. Perhaps when the blade broke, something else altered. But the 3 wheels are all attached to cast iron frame with steel axles and the alignment seems right and smooth and the blade tracks properly.
Anybody else have this machine or know something about it?
I have this Delta 28-540 bandsaw and it has an issue that I would like some guidance on.
First let me tell you what happened. The second to last time I used the saw, it worked fine. I cut some 2" oak without issue. After I did the cutting, I loosed the saw blade and put the saw away. (about a year ago). Recently, I went to cut another piece of oak with a curve. I had forgotten to retighten the blade. As I was cutting, I noticed the saw sounding different that the last time I used it. Then BAM... the saw blade broke - the upper blade guide foot had broken off and I was standing there stunned. Turned out that I wasn't the first person to break this saw as someone had glued (using CodeWeld expoxy) this part back together again. I can't find a new replacement on the Web so I decided to mix up some glue and fix it. That worked fine.
I replaced the blade, reset all the guides and it sounded OK by hand except for a slight grinding noise. I noticed that the blade was rubbing on the electrical box that houses the power switch, under the cover. The blade passes right past this box as has to make contact. After removing the box, it looked like every blade over time has rubbed across the corner of the electrical box ( I can provide a photo if you like). So I removed the box, grinded it off and reinstalled the box.
So now, when running, the blade starts to wave back and forth between the 2 guides. It's fine when I first start the motor up, but in a few seconds, it starts to wave back and force (looks like a guitar string when plucked). Maybe I shouldn't have removed the material off that electrical box.
I can't get the blade any tighter with the onboard hardware of the saw (meaning that the adjustment threads have bottomed out and the blade is as tight as it can be).
I don't think the blade is tight enough, but I can't get it tighter. Perhaps when the blade broke, something else altered. But the 3 wheels are all attached to cast iron frame with steel axles and the alignment seems right and smooth and the blade tracks properly.
Anybody else have this machine or know something about it?