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| vintageandclassicrepairs:
HI Tom R, Sorry I misread your "cant" Its usually written "can't" as a shortened "can not" as you meant "cant" is a different word all together We both know what the dangers are when acetylene tanks are canted over :lol: Regards John |
| iafilius:
--- Quote from: teegee on February 12, 2014, 11:04:09 PM ---I bought my SX2 with the fixed column option (from Sieg factory, via local company here in Singapore). When taking heavy-ish cuts, it still is very loud. It sounds like it's vibration coming from the electronics box, but I'm not sure. I've been thinking about filling the column with epoxy and gravel too, though I have absolutely no idea if it will help any.. The other thing that is very annoying is the head drop issue, which I need to look at too. --- End quote --- Hi teegee About the loud vibrating you talk about, i noticed that too, not sure of course it is about the same. The noise seemed to come from the upper side. While converting my sx2p with r8 spindle to tapered upper and lower bearing, i noticed a possible (likely) source. The motor is attached to a plastic cap of the tooth-belt, and the cap itself is attached to the head with four bolts around the spindle pulley. See photo's. The motor side of the plastic cap is not bolted to the head and what i think while heavy cuts the motor will go up/down and slamming on the head causing very loud noise. |
| teegee:
--- Quote from: iafilius on January 25, 2015, 04:19:18 AM ---About the loud vibrating you talk about, i noticed that too, not sure of course it is about the same. The noise seemed to come from the upper side. While converting my sx2p with r8 spindle to tapered upper and lower bearing, i noticed a possible (likely) source. The motor is attached to a plastic cap of the tooth-belt, and the cap itself is attached to the head with four bolts around the spindle pulley. See photo's. The motor side of the plastic cap is not bolted to the head and what i think while heavy cuts the motor will go up/down and slamming on the head causing very loud noise. --- End quote --- Hah, I saw your comment by coincidence. Thanks, I will definitely keep an eye out for that the next time it happens. You may well be correct, in which case it should be possible to feel the vibration, and pushing on the motor should make some difference. I already ruled out the electronics box as the source. Cheers, Rob |
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