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My dad's KB250 has a bent steering rack which is leaking slightly and he is looking to replace it.

So far I got a quote from Commercial Spares for R3500 for the rack (assuming they...

Had my Astra's leaking power steering rack repaired by West Power Steering in Hercules, PTA West. The shaft in the rack was badly bent, so had to be replaced with a refurbed unit. Cost around R5000...

Shortest belt in the BMG catalogue is 370mm. Then using this online calculator http://www.calculatoredge.com/mech/vbelt%20length.htm I could play around with values until I could get to the desired...

Assuming one measures v-belts on the outside, I put masking tape around the belt I have and then cut and stretched out the tape. Exactly 75cm which matches a belt length in the BMG catalogue. So next...

Put the new pulleys on the saw to see what's what.
1. With the smaller pulley on the saw shaft, I now have full range of motion again.
2. Belt hung on. Sorry about the photo quality
3. Motor...

Next on the to do list is to make a new motor bracket based on the new motor and pulleys and then take it from there.

The saw comes with a stand, or stated otherwise, the stand splits in two parts. The top half has the table and houses the blade and motor stuff. The bottom is just a box.

Initial plan was to build...

Life is too short to sukkel.

Managed to work some overtime for some extra cash to spend on my hobbies. First on the list was a set of proper pulleys and taper locks so I don't have to make dodgy...

Maybe try these guys

http://www.sydsuspensionparts.co.za/

I bought a few bushes from them for my Isuzu and once while there they were working on a few older cars. Maybe they will be able to...

Yes, the saw has a keyway. The new motor has thread on the tip of the shaft.

The saw is around 14.5mm, but I am guessing it will be some kind of imperial size close to that. I don't have a vernier to take an accurate measurement.

Thanks for the video. Will have a look.

Yes, the pulley might be too big, but that is all I have. The saw came without pulleys and the smallest that a place like Bearing Man can supply is 56mm...

Options for grub screws. I will only be getting M4 and M6 tap sets, so I will use either of those.

Also started to look at the motor wiring. At least at the moment it has a cord for testing, but will add a stop/start button at some point.

Two of the wires seem to have overheated at some point...

With no pulley on the shaft and the saw cranked all the way to the top, it gives a cutting depth of 80mm. Unfortunately the pulley touches on the underside of the table, so with the saw lowered to...

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Tiny bit of progress over the weekend.

To fix the pulleys I currently have to the shafts of the motor and saw, the plan was to drill a hole into the v-groove perpendicular to the shaft. Then I can...

With the link here on the thread, I will definitely use it just to be sure

I guess a Ryobi is still better than nothing. I was actually trying to save up to buy a new Ryobi, but every time I came even remotely close to having half the money something would happen that would...

Thanks. I would have figured out my mistake at some point...

Thanks. I realise the speed might be too low, but I will see what it does with the parts I have available. If I need to speed it up, I will put a slightly bigger pulley on the blade side.

Thanks for the suggestion. That is just around the corner from the office where I used to work (working from home currently) and I see there are two more bolt places in the area according to Maps.

Thanks for the offer. I think the boss already replaced all the ones that were required, but will let you know if I get stuck.

Anyone know if a place like Boltfast will have imperial stuff as well?

The pulleys I have currently are the same size. Haven't measured yet.

Thanks for the offer on the pulleys, might have to take you up on that. I will see how it goes if I drill these to add grub...

So the to do list is as follows:

- Make a plan to fix the pulleys I got to the shafts of the motor and saw
- Modify or make a new motor bracket
- Build a cutting fence and sled
- Make a...

I asked around and Let's Play on this forum was kind enough to give me an old pool pump motor. I tested the motor and it runs perfectly and very quiet. To say I am happy is an understatement.

It...

I thought that I will start with the motor. If I can get the motor to run, then I can start working on getting or fitting pulleys to get the blade to turn.

The motor seems to be the original....

My current set of tools is very basic, but I get by even if it takes much longer to do certain jobs and the accuracy is not perfect.

I think in the end, if I get this table saw to work properly it...

First step was collecting and getting it home.

A time and date was set and I grabbed a bunch of tie down straps and made the 50km trip to collect the saw. While there, my boss mentioned that there...

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Thought I will share my story of fixing up an old Walker Turner table saw.

Some background:
My boss bought a drill press, but then ended up buying the table saw as well as some other...

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I have an old road bike that I want to fit a set of slightly wider tyres to. It is the old type road bikes with 27 x 1 1/4 tyres.

Yes, it might be better to replace with a mountain...

As an extra tip, remove the filler plug first before removing the drain. That way you know you can definitely refill it once drained.

I would also suggest BOT 402. Do not fill the box with normal...

Kom ek las nou maar my storie ook hierby.

Paar jaar terug n ryding by n ou oom gekoop. Hy het baie mooi na die ding gekyk, maar ook baie rustig bestuur. Kort na ek die kar vir my vrou gegee het om...

I actually went through this process with my auto recently. Obviously the manual states to only use OEM fluid for the torque converter, but I thought there must surely be some generic oil that works....

Sometimes it is better just to trust the CVT oil/fluid as supplied by the dealership. You can get an oil that complies to the OEM spec, but I know of brands where a non OEM oil can cause damage even...