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swampgator · Post by **swampgator** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:35 pm

Worm drive? Not to be argumentative, it appears to me that it is belt driven with the cover with 6 screws on the left side of the switch. Maybe, that's the way they did the cover. Really nice looking machine. I have a Craftsman from about 1975. Great machine, and you do need to move quickly and lightly. It will take off some wood quickly.

I am curious if it is worm driven or belt driven.

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:29 am

There is a chain behind that cover. It operates the drive roller from the worm drive.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:55 am

swampgator wrote:Worm drive? Not to be argumentative, it appears to me that it is belt driven with the cover with 6 screws on the left side of the switch. Maybe, that's the way they did the cover. Really nice looking machine. I have a Craftsman from about 1975. Great machine, and you do need to move quickly and lightly. It will take off some wood quickly.

I am curious if it is worm driven or belt driven.

If not worm gear driven, I be curious how else the power train takes a 90 degree turn from the motor armature to the belt drum. I said 'if'!]both[/B]!

rpd · Post by **rpd** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:19 am

If you open the link in post 5 of this thread and then download the PDF of the parts list it shows part 31 worm, part 31a worm gear, parts 33, 33a and 36 are the sprockets and chain. And the exploded parts diagram shows how they all work together to make sawdust.