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Sorry Chuck, just noticed that I had missed a few posts. If you are moving the pivot anyway, might as well shift it towards the blade to the balance point as well. Always better not to add weight to a forced vibration.Chris's four bar linkage Ryobi is an interesting approach to both the blade advance and balance problems though it will still move a little towards the work on the up stroke. We need to work out an orbital mechanism like the jigsaws. That really helps clear the chips. I must go out and have a closer look at mine. Too cold now but I will report back.MJM460
I'm also not happy with the power of the little motor I started out with, so I'm replacing it with a larger, 90v DC motor.
Quote from: cfellows on June 26, 2017, 04:13:51 PM I'm also not happy with the power of the little motor I started out with, so I'm replacing it with a larger, 90v DC motor.What kind of motor did you come up with Chuck? I'm always looking for 90vdc motors that are smaller than treadmill motors. Did you find an inexpensive Chinese one?