Had my first fire today.

[PCW]

Yes there is two plastic gears. One in the center under the burnt area and another just to the right facing the cover.

[jeff412]

Yep. That's my problem. The plastic gear cover is melted. How do you remove it?

Jeff

[PCW]

The plastic cover just snaps off. Pry it up and it will come off. It may have some silicone sealer holding it.

[jeff412]

That's what I thought, but wasn't sure because everything is melted together. I'll go try again. Thanks for the help. I'll get some more photos shortly.

Jeff

[jeff412]

Looks like it melted one of the gears too. It looks like it's just a c-clip to change them. Is that all there is to it? Also there is a black plastic piece over the gear shaft that is slightly melted. Do you know what that's called and if it's necessary?

Jeff

[Digitalwoodshop]

I have a smoke detector above my machine. It went off 2 years ago while I was carving and I was just outside on the deck. I had Kinked the Flex Shaft Spring doing maintenance.... The outside of the flex was smoking black...

They make smoke detectors with a set of alarm contacts. When I get my final setup in the wood shop I will have the smoke detector go to a relay and 1. turn on a HORN in my shop and 2. Be wired into the cover switch so it stops the machine. Next I have a Current activated switch that the CW will be plugged into that will be hooked to the dust collector so when the cut motor stops so does the dust collector.... That will help at bit change too.... Now my blower keeps running.

They sell the I switch for Routers to turn on Dust collection.

Access the X Motor from the bottom.... Make sure you unplug the unit as the wires are exposed at the switch with the cover off.

How did the carving come out?

Good Luck,

AL

[AskBud]

Looks like it melted one of the gears too. It looks like it's just a c-clip to change them. Is that all there is to it? Also there is a black plastic piece over the gear shaft that is slightly melted. Do you know what that's called and if it's necessary?

Jeff

With that much damage, I would want to have the unit repaired by LHR. It may be a total loss.

I would think that your home insurance might cover most of the cost as it was accidental. Who knows!!
AskBud

[Digitalwoodshop]

Yes, the C Clip is used to remove the gear. You can do it one of 2 ways... The Hard Way.... Remove the X Motor at the same time as the gear... When replacing it this way know that you need to push the motor into place at the SAME time as the gear.... One or the other first and it will not fit.. OR.... Do like many of us have... Take a grinder and cut the lower plastic to remove the gear easily. Just seal it with tape later....

Don't know what the officially name is for the cover over the X Gear Box... But there is a list of parts here, ASK BUD would know.... I don't pay much attention to it... It will be a LHR part.... Dust Cover....

Any idea what the source was of the fire..... Any METAL in the wood? That caused sparking?

How did the carving come out? Any burn on the carving?

AL

[PCW]

Looks like it melted one of the gears too. It looks like it's just a c-clip to change them. Is that all there is to it? Also there is a black plastic piece over the gear shaft that is slightly melted. Do you know what that's called and if it's necessary?

Jeff

From what I see you need the X gears and the X gear cover. The thing that concerns me is why. I wouldn't think that those gears would turn fast enough to cause that much friction.

I would also pull the bottom cover. 12 screws just to make sure.

Don't forget to unplug.

[PCW]

Parts breakdown

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...ber=133.217540