Got My Nuts Today...

[triplefreak]

Thanks to Tim. I own a 24 year old Craftsman 10" table saw, built like a tank. My Dad bought it brand new in 1986. It has less than 10 hours use on it over all these years. Well, I've been rebuilding it for awhile.
It has a special nut that holds the blade on, and mine had been rounded over, probably from my dad torquing the thing like it was a jet engine or something. Well, anyway, I have the owner's manual, but it doesn't give a part number for the blade nut.
Tim helped me find the correct blade nut thru Parts Direct. Thanks for that Tim.

Here's the rub: 2 nuts cost me $24, shipped. Beats paying for a new table saw though.

[TDHofstetter]

Boy, that IS EXPENSIVE.

At least you can sit there with your nuts in your hand now, though, smiling 'cause you got 'em.

[lockman]

Don't hold them too long, ya never know what will happen!

[triplefreak]

Well, for $12 each, they better outlast that indestructible motor that's on that monster. It has a true 3 HP motor on it. It says 1 HP, but I stuck my Fluke meter on it, and it pulled a solid 2350 watts @ 120 V.
And that's after I lubed up the bearings & replaced the drive belt (which was 23 years old at the time.) It's not one of those "rated at" motors you see so much of, it's the real deal.

I'll admit, it was sluggish when I first tried to start it a few years ago, mostly due to the fact it had never been lubed or had the v-belt changed.
It has these little yellow oil caps on each end of the motor, & when I put some fresh 3-in-1 oil in it, plus a new belt, it fired right up.
I sincerely hope it lasts another 25 years, mostly because it was my dad's.

[TDHofstetter]

A little later you'll probably want to start oiling it with NON-DETERGENT cheap 30W motor oil. It's important to use non-detergent, which is always a BUNCH cheaper (it's recycled oil), because the detergents lift & suspend tiny wear particles in the oil in the anticipation that the oil will be constantly flushed & filtered. The non-detergent stuff doesn't do that, it leaves 'em lying where they care so they can continue to act as wear surfaces, buffering the bearings.

The 3-in-1 is fine... but it's AWFULLY thin, and won't cohere to the metal like a motor oil will.

If it gets wicked turbull cold, you might want to use 20W instead of 30W, but as a general rule 30W is purty good oil for such as that.

[boodrow]

I would give 24 dollars for some new nuts. Mine are used up. ;D
Boodrow

[Joe Lyddon]

I'm sure glad you got your nuts... ;D ;D

[dcarter636]

+1 for what Tim said about the oil.

That 3in1 will loosen and purge the crud but it won't have the film strength to bear up under any kind of operating loads.

[mapleman]

+2 what Tim said. We use straight 30 in our old gas tractors... even in winter. give em a minute and they are good to go.

good set 'o nuts ya got there...