I leave the arch bolt loose and just let the motor hang. The weight of the motor tensions the belt.
table saw belt drive help?
When you are adjusting for blade height do you need to adjust the motor tension for every different height you want to cut at. I have only had one other belt drive unit and the rest were direct drive saws. the one belt drive unit I had in the past I don't remember having to do this but I didn't keep it long enough to remember much about it.
When I am adjusting this old Craftsman cast iron saw I just refurbished if I tighten down the motor pivot arch bolt at a certain height then say lower it the belts gets loose, to the point it is going to just come right off on start up.
When I am adjusting this old Craftsman cast iron saw I just refurbished if I tighten down the motor pivot arch bolt at a certain height then say lower it the belts gets loose, to the point it is going to just come right off on start up.
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Never mind I just found my answer. I wasn't leaving the pivot screw free enough to allow the motor pivot and move with blade height adjustment.
I think I better check my link belt length against the original as I think I made it too small now.
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