Succes! The modifications do exactly what I wished. The saw tracks well, the cut is much smoother and it requires less force to get the wood through. I have taken pictures of the mods which I will post sppn.
Wout
I looked again at your pictures and found that third hole in the plate. But is there a tapped hole in the chassis in that spot? I think I will place a wedge between the chassis and the plate to keep it from rocking.
To cure the movement in the guides I added some 0.2 mm aluminium in the hole...
The second problem is the upper guide assembly which cannot be secured sufficiently. Result is that the guides can rock sideways by about 1 mm. The highlighted pin in the picture should keep everything aligned, but is seems to be to small in diameter to prevent this motion.
Any proven ideas to...
Here is one of my worries, the metal plate against which the sliding post is clamped is held in place by two screws on one side only, but it is able to rock a bit. This is transfered to the post which therefore leads to mistracking.
Nice to see your bandsaw without it's clothes on... Here are some of mine. The first time I post pics here, so let's see how it goes.
Here is the top of the cover, showing the Flott logo
Hi guys, all the best for 2012!
I still have to take the pictures but these days I am rather busy with social tasks. I don't think the problem can be tackled by adjusting the tracking. I've adjusted the tracking so the blade just occasionally touches the bearing. The teeth protrude the wheels...
I have bought a Flott 260 two month ago. It is an Inca 260 with a Flott label. It works OK but for resawingit wanders to much. I have a tuff saws 5/8" 3 tpi m42 blade. Also when I put maximum tension on this blade it wanders towards the fence. I took the guidepost from the saw for inspection and...