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Post by gr on Mar 16, 2011 11:09:11 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 16, 2011 11:30:21 GMT -5
Looks like a nice arbor, but they don't tell you 2 important things about it. # 1, what diameter is the arbor shaft ? And # 2, are the bearings sealed ? I'd contact the company and get more info before buying one. Don
Opps, my mistake, they do give the arbor diameter. Still need to know about the bearings. If they're sealed, that's a damn good price.
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Post by gr on Mar 16, 2011 12:32:26 GMT -5
Good point Don. Being a wood working piece of equiptment, I wonder if the bearings are sealed. I'll find out. That's what I thought to, about being a good price. especially with a 3/4" arbor and sealed bearings.
I just called them and they could not tell me if they were sealed bearings or not. They did say that the bearings were back in there a ways which probably put them away from the water. Also a tight fitting, dense foam rubber sleeve could be cut and put on the shaft to keep water from migrating up the shaft. Possiabilities?
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 16, 2011 13:10:20 GMT -5
You may need to use a locking stop collar right next to the arbor housing, so you'll have something for the first wheel to butt up against. Looks like a good, usable arbor. Think I'd only use 3 wheels on a side though. That would give enough room between wheels to work larger cabs. Don
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Post by kap on Mar 16, 2011 14:11:00 GMT -5
One other thing to check is the case metal or plastic? If plaastis I dont think it would hold up. Just my :2cents: Keith
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Post by deb193redux on Mar 16, 2011 14:57:50 GMT -5
Use the wheels with the plastic centers to keep weight down.
If you can make pans/hood at very low cost, the price stays near $118 after shipping. If you have to spend too much on pans, you start to bump up against lapidary arbors. If you have a used motor, the Lortone 4-wheel arbor-pan-hood belt driven arbor (with sealed bearings) is only $280 delivered (free shipping). So the window is about $122. If you spend more than $60 making hood/pan, it may not be worth it.
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 16, 2011 15:20:28 GMT -5
Good point Keith. After checking the link again, the arbor housings do look awfully smooth and shiny. Too smooth to be metal castings.
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 16, 2011 15:39:49 GMT -5
That is a nice looking arbor. The add says the shipping weight is 30 lbs, so maybe it's metal with a nice powdercoat on it.
Nate
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Post by gr on Mar 16, 2011 15:47:29 GMT -5
Shipping weight on that unit is 30lbs and the rearview pic is showing benchtop anchor points. Doesn't mean it's not plastic and if it is, your right Kap; probably wouldn't be worth it unless plastic is schd 80. I just called them again and the housing is metal. I believe it's like Nate said! thanks guys for brain storming about this
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 16, 2011 16:02:06 GMT -5
If I used credit cards, I'd be tempted to buy one of those myself. I'm a retired sheet metal worker, so I could lay and cut my own pans and hoods, and take them to the local sheet metal shop to get them bent and welded. Probably about $50.00 for the metal and work.
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CallMeShane
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Post by CallMeShane on Mar 16, 2011 18:15:12 GMT -5
This guy building a banjo,gives some info on the unit in question, www.portercalls.com/finishing.htm Scroll all the way to the bottom till you see the pics of the unit. Says it's 3/16" aluminum casting and discusses it more.
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Post by gr on Mar 16, 2011 19:15:31 GMT -5
Just for info on this unit. I copied this from an artical by "portercalls" for those who don't want to view the link given by CallMeShane. Thanks Shane, for finding this. It gives me a little more info on making my decesion to go or not to go with this unit.
"I received a Shop Fox Model W1681 Buffing Assembly (arbor) from an internet company and I have used the ole saying "Normally you get what you pay for" and this is a very good example of it being true for sure! With shipping it was a little over $126 bucks and figured it should do well enough for no more than I plan to use it; certainly not for any type of continued usage. The shipping weight was advertised at 30 lbs. and thought it would be adequate but in reality the shipping weight was only 14 lbs., therefore the housing for the shaft had to be light weight and that it is....made out of 3/16 cast aluminum and the bearings don't look that large either".
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Post by stoner on Mar 18, 2011 1:58:26 GMT -5
Did you see the 1" arbor from Steward Mac?
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