MadModder
The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: appletree on February 03, 2019, 05:32:31 AM
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Hi I have a Kennedy Hexacut 60 power hacksaw I find it a good stablemate to my larger Rapidor. I should like to spruce the Hexacut up a bit, what I require is a replacement bellows for the damper.
I doubt you can buy them anymore, any old stock probably perished, has anybody done any modification or got any helpful ideas
Phil
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How about a photo? Give us an idea about what your talking about!
Regards, Matthew
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Not the best picture but it shows the offending bellows riding up as they do,
IMG_0327.jpg
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Scrambler motorbike fork gaiter?
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I had been thinking on those line and keeping an eye out, thanks for the idea
Phil
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How about a brake master cylinder gaiter?
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Now that is a possibility cheers
Phil
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Steering rack gaiter ?
http://bit.ly/2GkW3Ti
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I'd go visit your local old time car parts store with the bellows in hand.
Mcmaster has a wide selection too.
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I'm fairly sure I used one off a clutch or brake master cylinder. I needed to make a disc which the rod and adjusting screw went through. I thought I even had a spare but I just checked and it's too large.
It might be worth hunting online for a Girling catalogue.
Russell
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Thanks for that a picture of yours fitted would be helpful please, just trying to source a new belt, thinking of ribbed belt running inside out, thing is one size is too long, the next available size is way too small
Phil
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Thanks for that a picture of yours fitted would be helpful please, just trying to source a new belt, thinking of ribbed belt running inside out, thing is one size is too long, the next available size is way too small
Phil
I modified mine to use a poly-v belt - no more slippage or the belt climbing off.
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Thanks for that a picture of yours fitted would be helpful please, just trying to source a new belt, thinking of ribbed belt running inside out, thing is one size is too long, the next available size is way too small
Phil
I modified mine to use a poly-v belt - no more slippage or the belt climbing off.
Hi you say modified, I assume 2 new pulleys? What size belt did you use please? Is the mod on here?
Phil
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I modified the large pulley. Just machined a flat and then added 4 or 5 grooves for a J section belt. I can't remember if I found a small pulley or made one.
I got rid of the saw about 15 years ago when I acquired a Clarke bandsaw for free.
Before I modified it it was more or less unusable.
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OK. Here's a picture. You may be able to see the white disc that the damper rod and adjusting screw go through. I did that to give something for the gaiter to seal on at the top end. As I recall there is a rib on the disc to fit a groove in the gaiter.
You may be able to see that mine is the model that came without a motor. It originally had a V belt pulley and when I acquired it there was an enormously heavy gearmotor. I wanted to change that as there's no point in such a small saw that I couldn't pick up. I couldn't get sufficient reduction from an ordinary induction motor with V belts so I have gone for a poly V belt drive with two new pulleys.
Russell
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Thanks for that, I have ordered a toothed timing belt which hopefully I will run inside out, If that fails I will roll my sleeves up and machine some Serpentine pulleys, regarding the gator a trip to the local motor factors or the autoumble is in order
Phil