lawson56 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 17 hours ago, hotshot said: Lawson, what is your primary saw right now? I"m about 100 miles from you, but have a Hegner 14" that I would give you. If you are ever over this way, might be fun for you to play with. It is single speed, and to keep vibration under control, you really need to run it on concrete or something really solid. Though Hegner should really be embarrassed by this version as the single speed sucks, having easy access to that bottom blade is great, which is why I would use it over a Ryobi. Like many old Hegners, the blower baffle dry rotted, so needs to be replaced if you need a blower, but the saw itself works. I am using a Porter Cable,it has been a Great saw so far,since I have switched over to 1/4 wood I have had no problem with it at all.It's 18inches deep.Still wish I had a wider table sometimes.Thanks you very much for the offer.If I do make it up your way I will Most Diffently stop by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I think I may do a preemptive strike on those bearings or at least have them on hand. They are the originals since May 2005 an a few thousand hours on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 20 minutes ago, Rolf said: I think I may do a preemptive strike on those bearings or at least have them on hand. They are the originals since May 2005 an a few thousand hours on them. I'm betting they are not worn too bad..as long as you have been oiling it as recommended.. My old 220Vs bearings was like new still.. not sure how much it had been used but it's a 1993 and the wedges was worn as well as the front blade holder cam.. This one didn't have the newer design with the hex screw on the bottom to adjust the tension of the cam.. lots of things was worn.. yet the bearings looked darn good... The bearings on this saw was a ( not sure what you call them ) washer type thing with ball bearings in it then sandwiched between two washers.. My newer Hawk had steal cage bearings that are open ( unsealed ) and the center of the cage you can see the ball bearings.. These was dry.. not sure if they are supposed to be greased or oiled.. Manual says to add a few drops of oil every so often.. which I added more than recommended.. yet taking the saw apart they was dry..and I really don't see how oil could even get to them unless you'd pour a quart or so on each side.. LOL.. I packed these with synthetic grease.. runs much smoother.. I bought enough bearings to do the other saw thinking it was the same set up.. My sealed bearings in the arm from the motor to lower arm was also very dry bearings.. maybe the grease dried up? the saw was new in the box when I got it in May 2017.. but is a 1998 according to Bushton... Also something to consider on these bearings ( made in China ) but back in those days was maybe when a lot of companies started moving out of the USA and having China do our parts.. when this all first took place.. quality of China made stuff was pretty poor... China made stuff these days doesn't scare me nearly as bad as back in the 80's 90's.. stoney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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