Question/Post 2 to avoid confusion for a Delta knowledgeable person

 

The height and angle locks were missing from a unisaw,, I made the locking pins pretty easily without a lathe and I am waiting for the knobs.. On the height adjuster, most saws have a casting that goes over the bushing and is screwed into the casting. It also acts as a pointer holder.. Mine came with a sleeve/bushing that slips over the bushing and a seperate bracket to hold the pointer.. At first it was home-made,, BUT,, I am seeing them on EBay.. I can it back together like this but what keeps the outer bushing from rotating?? Is it supposed to be that tight over the bronze bushing?? 

@Larry Buskirk

What year Unisaw? 

There were variations of the locking mechanisms over the years.

13 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

What year Unisaw? 

There were variations of the locking mechanisms over the years.

I think it is a 1980 and it's a Canuck. 34-450 There is only one hole drilled and tapped in the trunnion casting. That thick sleeve slips over the bronze bushing and the little brass slugs bind into that.. It is a tight fit over the bushing and that would be the only thing locking the height adjustment. I have looked at as many manuals as I can find for that model and they all have the other pointer mount/sleeve 

From what I could find that bracket replaced the cast Zamac pointer bracket starting around the 34-466 model in the US.

Delta was notorious for reusing drawings without updating the images.  

1 hour ago, Larry Buskirk said:

From what I could find that bracket replaced the cast Zamac pointer bracket starting around the 34-466 model in the US.

Delta was notorious for reusing drawings without updating the images.  

I have read a lot about the sketchy documentation, which seems odd because IMHO Delta has always been on top of a pedestal with their quality.  A LOT of "work" had been done on my saw over the years. Most of the threaded holes were stripped out, some had helicoils, hardware had been replaced with whatever they had, I'm pretty sure the motor was re-wound at some point. I patched well over 50 holes in the cabinet where things had been attached. there was Bondo in a few places.. It had a huge switch box attached on the left side in the back.. Many things were damaged and repaired.. It makes the transformation look that much better.. SO,, I guess I will just press that sleeve around the bushing and leave everything the way it is.. THANK YOU!!! I really appreciate your help.. 

1 hour ago, Woke up with wood said:

I have read a lot about the sketchy documentation, which seems odd because IMHO Delta has always been on top of a pedestal with their quality.  A LOT of "work" had been done on my saw over the years. Most of the threaded holes were stripped out, some had helicoils, hardware had been replaced with whatever they had, I'm pretty sure the motor was re-wound at some point. I patched well over 50 holes in the cabinet where things had been attached. there was Bondo in a few places.. It had a huge switch box attached on the left side in the back.. Many things were damaged and repaired.. It makes the transformation look that much better.. SO,, I guess I will just press that sleeve around the bushing and leave everything the way it is.. THANK YOU!!! I really appreciate your help.. 

 

Some of these old machines led hard lives.

2 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

 

Some of these old machines led hard lives.

The way I see it,, it made someone a lot of money and is capable continuing to make money for another 50 to 100 years..