Wolfden
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Post by Wolfden on Jun 3, 2012 13:46:50 GMT -5
Hoowdy folks , Shannon and I have an older Lorton 10 inch saw . My question is : the vise tips to the right and left , I have looked for a adjustment but cant seam to find one . Is there something i'm missing ?
Thanks for any and all help Dennis
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Post by deb193redux on Jun 3, 2012 14:21:52 GMT -5
I can't quite picture this. Is this the LS-10 we drove to Tacoma to get? It has a upper and lower vise plate, right?
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Post by Wolfden on Jun 3, 2012 19:58:33 GMT -5
Yes , it the one where you met Shannon outside of Tacoma. It looks like its rocking on the carriage rod , if that makes any sense.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2012 20:33:47 GMT -5
I have the 12 inch and it is just wear that allows that movement. I wedged a couple of pieces of brass plate under the pins on the right side to prevent them from moving in the wallered out holes. When they come out the saw does not seem to cut any worse. The only way to completely stop that movement would be to take the carriage to a machine shop, have them enlarge the holes and put in larger shafts. Another possibility would be to make some little steel shims and drive them into the holes above the shafts then bend them up on the other side so they will not come out. That is something I have been going to do but have not gotten around to it. The saw cuts fine with the slop but it is just going to get worse with time and there is probably a point where it is going to cut down on the quality of the cut.
Hope that helps Jim
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Post by Wolfden on Jun 3, 2012 21:01:19 GMT -5
Thanks Jim .. i'll have to look under the carriage again. the saw cuts great up until it reaches the very end of the cut then it starts to make a couple of jogged cuts
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 3, 2012 21:09:52 GMT -5
A good auto supply store should have packs of brass shim stock. It's thin enough to cut with scissors, and easy to bend to shape. If you can't find shim stock, PM me your address and I'll put a couple pieces in an envelope.
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Post by deb193redux on Jun 3, 2012 21:44:34 GMT -5
but on the 10" the rods and thread shaft align verticle. on the 12" they align horizontal. I am not sure how much the 12" can apply to the 10"
I wonder if the arbor is not 90-deg not he vise travel.
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 3, 2012 23:32:00 GMT -5
On this parts list page for the 12 is a drawing of the carriage. Is yours the same? www.lortone.com/pdf/LS12C_Parts_List.pdfIf so it looks like theres suspension bearings that will need replacement from time to time. Lee
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Post by QuailRiver on Jun 4, 2012 2:50:51 GMT -5
On my LS10 there was a screw and nut adjustment mounted on the underneath of the cross feed carriage that extended through to the carriage way rod (the smooth rod that the carriage tracks on). The screw could be adjusted by first loosening the nut and then tightening the screw just enough to take up the slack that is causing the left to right movement, but not tight enough to bind movement of the carriage on the track, then re-tighten the nut. After doing this, before turning the power feed on, check and make sure that when you tightened the nut it didn't move the screw to a tighter position and that the carriage still slides freely from front to back on the carriage way rod. Also if there is still wobble check the bronze flange bearings at the ends of the threaded feed rod and see if they are worn. If so most good industrial supply houses carry them as does smallparts.com for just a few dollars each. Also I think Lortone still carries parts for the LS10 saw. Best Regards, Larry Cashatt
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Post by Tonyterner on Jun 4, 2012 7:20:18 GMT -5
My 10" saw does the same thing, I've pretty much taken it apart but couldn't find any adjustment. Doesn't seem to affect my cuts though, just bothers my anal retentive side.
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Post by deb193redux on Jun 4, 2012 9:12:38 GMT -5
Lee the 12" parts list will have limited to no applicability. Like I said the vise construction differs by 90-deg, and there is one rod vertical to the thread shaft, as opposed to the two rods horizontal to the thread shaft in the LS12. More importantly the LS12 has an inverted v-plate above the shaft and a roller below. There is no "hole" or bearing, or sleeve that lets the vise travel over the shaft. On the LS10, there are two cast holes that allow the vise carriage to travel along the shaft. These appear to have a set screw that might manage snugness. www.lortone.com/pdf/LS10_Instructions.pdfsee bottom left of p.5
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Post by Wolfden on Jun 4, 2012 10:58:28 GMT -5
Thanks every one for the help ... I may just have to live with it .. I hear ya Tony T lol
I've been looking for the instructions , thanks Daniel
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