Subject: Re: Delta 14" Bandsaw - Gear Box Question

From: [email-masked] (Vrzal fla)
Date: 11 May 1996 02:16:46 -0400

My applogies to the group for not clipping the original message with my
reply. 

Jim Vrzal

The original post is as follows:

>Subject:	Delta 14" Bandsaw - Gear Box Question
>From:	[email-masked] (Jim Hanrahan)
>Date:	Mon, 6 May 1996 21:58:49 GMT
>
>I just bought a used Delta 14" Metal/Woodcutting bandsaw and have a
question 
>on the gear box.
>
>This is the older (circa 1950?) model that has a lever to
engage/disengage
>the 
>gear box (which is used for metal cutting speeds.) The newer models have
a 
>push/pull knob to switch from "direct drive" wood speeds to the geared 
>reduction for slower metal blade speeds. Mine has a four step pulley from
the
>
>motor to the gear box, I think the newer may be the same or 3 step.
>
>Question: On this older model, it seems to me that when the gearbox is in
>use, 
>the second belt from the motor to the direct drive (blade pulley) must be

>removed. The newer models allow having both belts on using some type of 
>planetary gear setup, which disengages the direct drive pulley as it
engages 
>the pulley input to the gear reduction.
>
>Is this conclusion correct?
>
>Any other tips or comments on this saw?
> 
>--------------------------------------------------------------
>  Jim Hanrahan, PE, CP-IA         Naval Surface Warfare Center
>  [email-masked]      Annapolis, Maryland, USA
>
>
>

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From: [email-masked] (Dion Hollenbeck)
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 16:42:23 GMT

>>>>> "Jim" == Vrzal fla <[email-masked]> writes:

Jim> My applogies to the group for not clipping the original message
Jim> with my reply.

Jim> The original post is as follows:

>> question on the gear box.  Question: On this older model, it seems
>> to me that when the gearbox is in use, the second belt from the
>> motor to the direct drive (blade pulley) must be removed.

Yes, when you are using the slow metal speeds with the gear box
engaged, the shorter belt will be between one set of two pulleys,
giving either 3 or 4 speeds by changing pulleys.

When the gear box is disengaged, a different longer belt must be
attached between the large diameter pulley and one of the pulleys on
the motor and the shorter slow speed belt must be removed.  One of
three or four high speeds can be chosen by where you position the
large high speed pulley on the shaft so it lines up with one of the
pulleys on the motor.  At least this is what is so on my Delta
(definitely a 1950's model).

dion

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Dion Hollenbeck (619)597-7080x164                 Email: [email-masked]
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