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   notDusty | May 20, 2004 05:22pm | #1

                   fleetian ,

       Make sure the wheels or tires are clean and free of any coating , I have used a rag with thinner to wipe them clean. If they are not worn out or chewed up the tires are probably fine. Do you have the feed canted in towards the fence on the out feed side ? Lastly I keep a piece of parraffin wax handy and rub it on the table under where the stock passes . This generally needs to be repeated during long runs as the stock stops feeding smoothly and the wheels can tend to slip .

                                         good luck                     dusty

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   wellfleetian | May 21, 2004 04:45am | #3

   Thanks for the suggestion...yes, the wheels are canted in as required, and I use Topcote on the table surfaces.

   Another friend suggested lightly sanding the wheels in case they had become glazed or some sort of oxidation process with the plastic made them slippery. That helped some, though I still feel as though they should be grabbing more securely. I may try to find some replacement wheels, as I don't know how old or used these are.

   Thanks again.

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   notDusty | May 21, 2004 05:27am | #4

                   The only other thing I can think of is the pressure .

           What I do is lower the feed until it just touches the stock , then remove the stock and lower the feeder about another quarter inch .

                           good luck

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   bobJackson | May 21, 2004 05:40am | #5

   http://www.weaver-sales.com/index.html    If you are thinking about new wheels look here at the tracks!  A whole lot better..    Bob

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   JohnWW | May 21, 2004 04:23pm | #7

   Part of your problem may be the Topcote spray.  If you sprayed the Topcote on the table surface while the feeder was in place some of the overspray got on the feed rollers and cut their traction by 75%. 

   When using Topcote on power feeders and planers, spray the Topcote on a towel and then wipe the table surfaces, this will keep the spray off the rollers.

   Hope this helps, John W.

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   wellfleetian | May 22, 2004 04:00am | #9

   Hi John

   No, I didn't get any Topcote on the rollers...the problem preceeded using the spray, and when I did spray the table, I swung the feeder well out of range...but thanks anyway.

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   charlesm | May 21, 2004 12:24am | #2

   I have experienced the same problem when feeding melamine because it is so slippery and I agree that cleaning the rollers is the first thing to do. We had to attach self-adhesive stair tread tape to them to get enough friction for the melamine.

   Charles M

   Freud, Inc.

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   migraine | May 21, 2004 05:45am | #6

   The biggest problem with power feeders are the wheels that they come with.  They are sort of a dirty yellowish color right?  You probably need to invest in some urethane wheels.

   Try contacting California Woodworking Machinery.  They are located in Anaheim, Calif.(714)772-2501.   I know they stock most sizes.  There are other companies out there, but this is the only one coming to mind right now.  I think there is another company called Western Roller.

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   wellfleetian | May 22, 2004 03:56am | #8

   Yes, they are the "dirty yellow" and my suspicion is that they are the problem. Thanks for the lead to a source for better wheels. I'll check it out.

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   clampman2 | May 23, 2004 03:10am | #10

   fleetian,

   Migrane is right, it's the tires. Western Roller are excellent, and the middle durometer range are probably the ones you want. They are the yellow ones, not the blue or red ones. However, they are not the dull yellow kind, but the good yellow kind.

   They should also be able to tell you if their tires will fit the delta wheels. If so, you should buy a plastic gismo from western roller so you can press the new tires onto the old wheels with a minimum of swearing. If they don't fit, then you'll have to buy tires and wheels.

   Clampman

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   wellfleetian | May 25, 2004 01:47am | #11

   Thanks for the suggestion...where do I find Western Roller?

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   clampman2 | May 25, 2004 05:28am | #12

   http://www.westernroller.com/

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   wellfleetian | May 26, 2004 12:42am | #13

   Thanks

   I also found their number in the Red Book