I had to cut off the threaded center part to get just the flat disk. To it, I mounted a sanding disk that was an accessory for a Beaver 3400 lathe. I had been wanting a 12" disk sander and had managed to create this attachment using a 12" spoked pully that I've had kicking around for a long time. It was obvious that the optional disk would be mounted directly on the shaft, over the pully coming from the motor. Well when I first got this machine and researched it on the web I saw that it came in two versions: one with just the belt sander, and another with a 12" disk sander also on the right side.
That was done, and adjusted so that the platen was parallel to the miter slot in the table. I used shims along one edge of the flange to get it in line with the plane of the rollers: You can see the discoloration on the original one from adding metal with a welder, as well as the stainless steel "wrap" I had added.įitting the new platen. The new one I made is about twice as thick as the original, and should hold up well, especially since I'll mostly be using for wood sanding. Original platen in the front, new one in the back, before a few final trimmings. The edge of the saw table to the miter slot was about 1/4" wider than the platen, so that made for a good width with a clean edge. The platen is essentially a flat area about 15" x 6.25" with a right angled flange on one side where it bolts to the sander. In taking a fresh look at it, I figured that I could make a new platen using part of a good edge of my previous table saw top. It worked, though the upper part of the platen was still rather warped, bent inside. At the time I took out the platen and used my welder to add metal to the gouged area, and then made a stainless steel plate to create a mostly flat sanding area. It must have been used mostly for metal work. The one I got had had a previous, unsuccessful attempt at taking apart and some parts were missing, shafts peened and crushed form hammer blows, and a platen that was heavily gouged at the table level. Those who know this machine know how well built and sturdy this machine is.
OLD DELTA ROCKWELL TABLE SAW UPGRADE
Well I'm not one to shy away from an angle grinder and metal cutoff wheels, and thought I'd use parts of the top to upgrade a big ole, heavy Rockwell finishing machine that was given to me a few years ago. Then there remained the big heavy cast iron top. I'll stash away the stand and body as a possible future machine stand. My first saw had a slight dip in the cast iron top around the blade opening, making for bad bevel cuts, and imprecise tenons. As I indicated in another thread, I recently upgraded to an identical table saw that I had (Delta 34090A) and saved all the parts (motor, handwheels, etc) as spares.
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