

Your saw, you do whatever you like, I know what I would do, I’d machine it out just enough for a sleeve that have shoulders in it, easy enough if you have a lathe with enough swing to turn the wheel out. as the bearings you have (original bearings), machining a stepped sleeve is much easier to machine than cut C clip grooves and you won’t have to worry about the C clips slipping out. The sleeve should be the same inside dia. (I could draw a picture for you if you can’t envision it) Thanks for your input,Stepped sleeve Doug, where the bearings but op against the shoulders of the sleeve. I think I'll try the shim approach (maybe you should have tried lite beer can shims ) and if they don't work I'm guessing I'll need to have the bore machined out to match a larger diameter bearing (I doubt there is a bearing that's 20 thou larger than the existing bearing) and maybe machine a deeper groove for a larger c clip. Not a machinist but I would have thought a stepped bore and install the bearings vs straight bore plus groove for c clip plus install c clip would not be more expensive. Despite the worn hub it runs smoothly (smoother than my Asian copy) although I haven't cut anything with it yet.Ĭan't picture how a stepped spindle could be used or did you mean stepped bore since the c clips locate the outer race. The front bearing is off but the rear bearing is still on the shaft with the wheel off. What's the best way to resolve this worn wheel hub? The bearings themselves seem good but I will probably replace them while I have it apart. The shaft has c clips to locate the bearing outer races. There are signs of wear on the back of the hub with some matching wear on the housing and shaft hinge (but minor), there is also signs that the rim of the wheel has rubbed on the inside of the housing (more noticeable than the wear near the hub). The ID of the hub appears worn the bearing is loose in the hub and the ID of the hub measures 1.389" vs the bearing OD of 1.378" and there is a spacer between the bearings that doesn't show up on the parts diagram in the manual. As best I can tell it was made somewhere between 19, can anyone narrow that down? Includes miter gauge and a shop made fibreglass belt guard. Has a riser kit installed but the blade guard on the right side is original, not the longer version required with the riser. It has a Baldor 1 HP 110/220 V motor (not original) and is almost complete with original parts, missing the table pin- easy to replace, and the fence. Serial number is 191740 made in Guelph Ontario. I assume it's the same as the Delta 28-200 but the name Delta doesn't appear anywhere. Just picked up a "new" to me Rockwell 28-200 band saw on Craigslist, paid $400 so not a steal but once I sort out a few things hopefully it will be a solid saw.
