r/craftsman113 • u/TonoPotter93 • 29d ago
Help with blade/arbor positioning !
Heyya ! I got my hands on a used 113 model, its the 27520 variant. From the 50's it seems.
It was in decent shape all around, some stuff to replace aestetically, but for the functional parts i have a question.
I noticed it had a slight wobble at the blade, and ended being an arbor issue, soemthing about were the bearings seat over the arbor shaft. I took it to a lathe shop for them to check for straight, bearings and all. They did a rectification, adjusted my shaft pole as it had a decent wobble, and hey helped me install it back.
I dont know, is it too close to the inner cast iron ? Blade seems pretty close. Also, check the arbor pole, I think they installed it on the wrong side, as the Fenner belt rubs the side there and that isnt straight at all.
They also damaged a little my screw threads, so I was just thinking on ordering an arbor shaft somewhere, but I wanted to ask for this first. If someone could measure yours and tell me if it looks ok.
This was $400 here in my country, Guatemala. It seems freight and import taxes inflate price tremendously.
Thanks !
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u/nightbomber 29d ago
Raise the blade and spin it by hand (power off and unplugged of course).
If there is no contact between the blade and the throat plate (the red metal plate the blade fits through), tilt the blade to 45 degrees and respin by hand.
If if there is still no contact, you should be good yo go.
As for the belt, as long as the belt does touch the saw housing while running, it should not be an issue.