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    Default Upright metal BS stand

    Not my work but something I though you metal heads may be interested in seeing.

    This is the upright metal cutting bandsaw at the Mens Shed where I hang out far more than I should.
    The name on the saw is "Steelfast" and it was made by the same mob that make "Woodfast" gear for woodworkers.
    It has a chunky 1HP 3Phase motor and most of the machine is cast iron so it weighs a fair bit

    The BS was donated to us by a friend of mine and I de-rusted it and fitted a bimetal blade.
    It has a 4 position intermediate pulley that enables it to cut very slowly if needed and it is regularly used to cut stuff up to 6 mm thick although it can cut up to 12 mm thick if needed.

    The metal workers were a bit unsure whether they would use it but because it is quiet it has become one of the most used machines in the metalwork part of the Shed.
    We do have a small 1/2HP 3 Phase hacksaw which also gets used a fair bit for bar-tube type stock.

    Last week I finally got around to looking at why one of our cut-off wheeled machine stopped working after one of the members gave it a fair flogging - to he point where other members were shaking their heads in dismay about it.
    It turned out that the brushes had disintegrated and blown a thumb size hole in the commutator - that member has since left otherwise I would have waved it under his nose.
    The machine itself was a cheapie (Craftsman Brand) do it all went into the bin.

    A couple of the experienced blokes run a weekly 1/2 day metal work class and this wheeled stand for the bandsaw was one of the first things the class made.
    Most of our gear and some benches are getting wheels as we are every cramped for space.
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    Thanks for that Bob. Tell the bloke that made it they did an excellent job of it, I hope they don't have a copyright on it, as I'd like to use the idea for a jointer thicknesser that we have at the local day centre where I help out. Looks like a nice big shed that they have there.
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    Bob which Mens he'd are you a member of Im in Perth and would be interested in the metal work classes.

    Cheers

    Col

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    Quote Originally Posted by colnjulia View Post
    Bob which Mens he'd are you a member of Im in Perth and would be interested in the metal work classes.

    Cheers

    Col
    It's the Manning Mens shed.
    We have a top bunch of blokes with a strong group of metal workers.
    The Shed coordinator is ex Midland Railway Yards and a Metal work teacher so he really supports metal working activities, not all sheds have that.
    The bloke that runs the metal workshop is an ex boiler maker and the blokes that teaches the metal work classes is an ex TAFE metal work teacher.
    Metal work classes are just stick welding at this time but later on in the year we are going to be doing MIG/TIG.
    Our resident machinist is 85 years old (with only 70 years of experience!!) and brought his own lathe with him - top bloke too.
    As yet we don't have a Mill but we hope to get one soon.
    I'm just a general dogs body - mainly fixing old machines when I get a chance.
    Some of the work practices need tidying up OHS wise but otherwise they are a formidable team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    Thanks for that Bob. Tell the bloke that made it they did an excellent job of it, I hope they don't have a copyright on it, as I'd like to use the idea for a jointer thicknesser that we have at the local day centre where I help out. Looks like a nice big shed that they have there.
    Kryn
    Cheers Kryn. The wheeled stand is a generic model they're using on a lot of machines - copyright??? - NAHHH - go for it.

    Yes we love our shed - it's very crowded but they are great bunch of blokes.
    Here are a few more Photos in this thread about the shed
    http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=182344

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    Bob,
    Great machine to have and I can appreciate the quieter operation over alternatives as well as a nice job on the mobile base.

    I have been attending the Northern Districts Men's Shed last couple of weeks and although it is new it has temporarily closed the books for new members. I think it has proved to be more popular than anticipated so it looks like there is a big demand in the metro area for this type of amenity. The activities are only woodwork related but it is fun and a lot of banter throughout the day.
    Cheers,
    Rod

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobL View Post
    A couple of the experienced blokes run a weekly 1/2 day metal work class and this wheeled stand for the bandsaw was one of the first things the class made.
    Most of our gear and some benches are getting wheels as we are every cramped for space.
    Bob, it's a lovely piece of work but IMO a solution that can be improved on.

    Buy a pallet jack and make all the machine bases etc so that they can be moved with the pallet jack. Presto, no need for multiple sets of wheels, no need for wheel locks etc etc, just move and put down again. Still plenty of welding to do but with quite a few machines you save the money on decent castors.

    I use my pallet jack all the time, it saves me heaps of room. You can tuck things that need long feed in/out areas away against a wall until you need them and the ability to move 2.5 tonnes easily is a bonus. I recently moved my nearly 4 tonne HBM with a pallet jack and a pair of machinery skates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PDW View Post
    Bob, it's a lovely piece of work but IMO a solution that can be improved on.

    Buy a pallet jack and make all the machine bases etc so that they can be moved with the pallet jack. Presto, no need for multiple sets of wheels, no need for wheel locks etc etc, just move and put down again. Still plenty of welding to do but with quite a few machines you save the money on decent castors.
    We do have a pallet lifter (actually we have two, plus an electric one with stuffed batteries).

    Usually the pallet lifters are underneath two or three things but we do use them a lot to move things around.

    When the guys get there in the morning gear is moved out of the shed in 3 directions.
    If we had to do this with just pallet lifters it would be time for smoko by the time we got set up and then it would take ages to put things away.

    We have 7 WW lathes that are packed away in the back of the Senior Citizens bus garage.
    4 are on wheels and the other three are on invereted carpet tiles and the floor is smooth enough to just skid these out into their spot - no wheels needed for these!

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    Theres one of those saws in a workshop here. Due to various reasons this workshop has been let get a bit run down over the last few years. The bloke that was based there was past retiring age and let things go a bit. Anyway he's since retired and another bloke has been relocated to that shop. I was there with him earlier this week helping him do a quick stocktake and we discovered the saw stuffed in a corner. Table and wheels missing. It used to be a good machine. Now its an anchor. This sort of thing really p****s me off.
    bollie7

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