Changing speed on a Hawk 220 non VS - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

timinct · 09-23-2009, 08:38 PM

Just got the Hawk 220 over the weekend. It came with the extra belt which I think is bigger than the one on there. I understand you have to remove the pulley and flip it around to the larger side for a slower speed. What I am yet to figure out is how to take the tension off the belt.

Do you just pull the belt to the side while turning by hand to remove it with full tension? Is it tough to put the belt back on this way? I am use to being able to move the motor to release/tighten the tension. Just want to make sure I am not missing something here.

Thanks for the help,
Tim

STEVESSAWSHOP · 09-23-2009, 08:56 PM

Hey Tim,
You have to roll the belt from one grove to the next at the same time rotating the motor. I know it's a pain, but the saw was built in the mid 80s, also there weren't that many trucks with power windows back then. Your saw is either a 2 or 3 speed 220. The three speed model will use two belts either a Gates MM425 for fast speed or a Gates MM450 for slow and med. speeds.

Hope this helps!!!
Now make some dust!!!
See Ya.
Steve

Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter · 09-23-2009, 11:30 PM

Sounds like the old antique shop smith that I acquired and only use as a drill press. Don't ask me how old it is? It is just old as, maybe older than dirt.

09-23-2009, 08:38 PM	#1
timinct Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	Changing speed on a Hawk 220 non VS Just got the Hawk 220 over the weekend. It came with the extra belt which I think is bigger than the one on there. I understand you have to remove the pulley and flip it around to the larger side for a slower speed. What I am yet to figure out is how to take the tension off the belt. Do you just pull the belt to the side while turning by hand to remove it with full tension? Is it tough to put the belt back on this way? I am use to being able to move the motor to release/tighten the tension. Just want to make sure I am not missing something here. Thanks for the help, Tim

09-23-2009, 08:56 PM	#2
STEVESSAWSHOP Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 69	Hey Tim, You have to roll the belt from one grove to the next at the same time rotating the motor. I know it's a pain, but the saw was built in the mid 80s, also there weren't that many trucks with power windows back then. Your saw is either a 2 or 3 speed 220. The three speed model will use two belts either a Gates MM425 for fast speed or a Gates MM450 for slow and med. speeds. Hope this helps!!! Now make some dust!!! See Ya. Steve __________________ Rbi Hawk 220 Rbi Hawk 226 Rbi Hawk G426 Dewalt

09-23-2009, 11:30 PM	#3
Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SouthWest Arkansas Posts: 402	Sounds like the old antique shop smith that I acquired and only use as a drill press. Don't ask me how old it is? It is just old as, maybe older than dirt. __________________ You can take the boy out of the hill country, but you can not take the hill country out of the boy. Okie's Cuttings and Patterns http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/okiearkie/ darrell, the okiearkie

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