lapcan1
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Post by lapcan1 on Jan 20, 2012 23:26:24 GMT -5
:help: Looking to see if there is any person out there that might possess a Beacon Star screw "thingamajigee" that sends the load carriage down the blade cutting path.? :help: Attachments:
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Post by jakesrocks on Jan 20, 2012 23:42:56 GMT -5
Do you mean a threaded rod ? If you know what size it is, and how many threads per inch, Just about any hardware store sells something called allthread. It comes in 3 ft. lengths, and you cut it to the length you need.
If it's an odd thread size, any machine shop should be able to thread a piece of round stock for you.
Don
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Post by jakesrocks on Jan 20, 2012 23:48:21 GMT -5
After looking better at your picture, I see what you need. Once again, find out the diameter and thread size of the rod. Covington Engineering sells Spares in a couple of sizes. They don't look exactly like your piece, but should work.
You could also take your broken piece to a welding shop and have it welded for a couple bucks.
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spicer m
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Post by spicer m on Jan 23, 2012 21:11:58 GMT -5
Looking at Your Pic it looks like You have a handle for fliping up the feed dog. Can You flip the handle over and use it to move the carriage. I have a Beacon Star and mine does not have a handle. just the feed dog. Iam guessing but are you having a problem with the adjustble shut off set collar moving?. I did and replaced the screw driver set screw with one that uses a allen wrench. Mike
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slabbercabber
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Post by slabbercabber on Feb 3, 2012 11:14:50 GMT -5
Covington Engineering sells Spares in a couple of sizes. They don't look exactly like your piece, but should work. . Diamond Pacific still makes the Beacon saw. Unfortunately, they charge an arm and a leg for parts. I've rebuilt mine several times and almost all of the working parts have now been replaced with steel instead of aluminum. They are a pain to make, but once the parts are made of steel they don't wear out again. The main reason for breakage of the half nut pusher is that the carriage binds on the switch rod at the end of the stroke and is very hard to release. My cure was to replace the two position switch with a three position. Now when the saw shuts off , I still have a quarter inch of travel left in the switch rod to free the pusher.
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