#14734

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There was a seller in the forum that sold an oil level indicator that you could mount on the gear box coverplate. I dont know if he still selling them? Once you got it tore down and repaired an oil level indicator would be a nice option. At least you'd know when the gearbox is low on lubricant. Hope this helps.

Mt. Airy, MD

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From: "Ralph Hulslander rhulslander@... [4x6bandsaw]" <4x6bandsaw@...>

Date: 5/21/19 12:41 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: "November X-Ray n8676x@... [4x6bandsaw]" <4x6bandsaw@...>

Subject: Re: [4x6bandsaw] HF Bandsaw Help needed

How exactly, step by step does one disassemble the gear box? Who knew you were supposed to check the gear box grease/oil once a year?

Now I need to replace the gears but do not knw where to begin!

Ralph

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 7:35 PM mike animal@... [4x6bandsaw] <4x6bandsaw@...> wrote:

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?? evening folks . I have a HF 62377 that I bought used , I opened it
up to chek the oil & to no surprise there was none . so I dove into it &
the seal was wadded up wrapped around the shaft under the Brass gear

??? ??? on the drive wheel shaft , the manual show's different I cant
find the pic's I took with a different camera when I took it apart , so
here's a few pics of my parts & hopefully one of you pros can give e a
nudge in the right

??? ??? direction . I have the seal, shaft with a cir clip , (which
does not show in the parts list ) 2 bearings , 1 what looks like a
spacer for between the bearings or between 1 bearing & the seal ? & a
spacer t. I'm pretty sure that

??? ??? these parts all came out of the? machined cavity (that the
bearings & seal fit into ) between the retainer with the 3 screws & the
bronze or brass gear on the driven shaft in the gear box , I'm just
uncertain of the

??? ??? order they go

??? ??? tks

??? ??? animal

#14735

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Easy enough to make your own.? Length of clear plastic rod.? Turn one end down a bit then thread for a standard nut you have handy.? Taper the end to a point.

Insert through hold in cover with o-ring between cover and step left from turning down.? Install nut.? Replace cover.

If you got the length right, when the tapered part is immersed in oil the part out of the box will be dark.? When in air, it will be light.

Done.

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On 5/21/19 11:50 AM, sparco505 sparco505@... [4x6bandsaw] wrote:

There was a seller in the forum that sold an oil level indicator that you could mount on the gear box coverplate. I dont know if he still selling them? Once you got it tore down and repaired an oil level indicator would be a nice option. At least you'd know when the gearbox is low on lubricant. Hope this helps.

Mt. Airy, MD

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Ralph Hulslander

#14736

Actually I am "thinking" of adding a directly and not using any gears. The motor has lots of torque at 50 rpm to 4,000 rpm.

I have one on my Delta 14" bandsaw works great.

Ralph

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On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 3:08 PM Jerry Durand jdurand@... [4x6bandsaw] <4x6bandsaw@...> wrote:

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Easy enough to make your own.? Length of clear plastic rod.? Turn one end down a bit then thread for a standard nut you have handy.? Taper the end to a point.

Insert through hold in cover with o-ring between cover and step left from turning down.? Install nut.? Replace cover.

If you got the length right, when the tapered part is immersed in oil the part out of the box will be dark.? When in air, it will be light.

Done.

Sent via my UFO, an Interstellar Alien 42G smartphone

On 5/21/19 11:50 AM, sparco505 sparco505@... [4x6bandsaw] wrote:

There was a seller in the forum that sold an oil level indicator that you could mount on the gear box coverplate. I dont know if he still selling them? Once you got it tore down and repaired an oil level indicator would be a nice option. At least you'd know when the gearbox is low on lubricant. Hope this helps.

Mt. Airy, MD

Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
--
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.

tel: +1 408 356-3886
@DurandInterstel

Bob Wise

#14752

What are the tradeoffs of the brushless DC setup vs a small 3-phase motor?+ vfd?

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On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:18 PM Ralph Hulslander rhulslander@... [4x6bandsaw] <4x6bandsaw@...> wrote:

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Actually I am "thinking" of adding a directly and not using any gears. The motor has lots of torque at 50 rpm to 4,000 rpm.

I have one on my Delta 14" bandsaw works great..

Ralph
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 3:08 PM Jerry Durand jdurand@... [4x6bandsaw] <4x6bandsaw@...> wrote:
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Easy enough to make your own.? Length of clear plastic rod.? Turn one end down a bit then thread for a standard nut you have handy.? Taper the end to a point.

Insert through hold in cover with o-ring between cover and step left from turning down.? Install nut.? Replace cover.

If you got the length right, when the tapered part is immersed in oil the part out of the box will be dark.? When in air, it will be light.

Done.

Sent via my UFO, an Interstellar Alien 42G smartphone

On 5/21/19 11:50 AM, sparco505 sparco505@... [4x6bandsaw] wrote:

There was a seller in the forum that sold an oil level indicator that you could mount on the gear box coverplate. I dont know if he still selling them? Once you got it tore down and repaired an oil level indicator would be a nice option. At least you'd know when the gearbox is low on lubricant. Hope this helps.

Mt. Airy, MD

Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-- 
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.

tel: +1 408 356-3886
@DurandInterstel

#14753

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Main thing is cost.? The Consew comes with the controller and isn't very expensive.? I used one on a grinding table I made for someone and have another to put on my milling machine.

And for those in 50Hz land, these require 110/120V but will run on 50Hz, so a transformer is needed.

On 6/5/19 1:39 AM, Bob Wise bob@... [4x6bandsaw] wrote:

What are the tradeoffs of the brushless DC setup vs a small 3-phase motor?+ vfd?

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tel: +1 408 356-3886
@DurandInterstel

Ralph Hulslander

#14754

?yes cost!!

Ralph

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On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 11:32 AM Jerry Durand jdurand@... [4x6bandsaw] <4x6bandsaw@...> wrote:

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Main thing is cost.? The Consew comes with the controller and isn't very expensive.? I used one on a grinding table I made for someone and have another to put on my milling machine.

And for those in 50Hz land, these require 110/120V but will run on 50Hz, so a transformer is needed.

On 6/5/19 1:39 AM, Bob Wise bob@... [4x6bandsaw] wrote:

What are the tradeoffs of the brushless DC setup vs a small 3-phase motor?+ vfd?
--
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.

tel: +1 408 356-3886
@DurandInterstel