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  1. #46
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    Hi Kryn, Guys,

    Thankyou for the picture, mine has a grub screw buried in there !

    I agree with your comment about POC ! When they made these things they didn't take a lot of care. I quickly realised that with all the different threaded bolts that have been used. Apart from the very good castings, all the rest is mostly tin.

    Doing a full refurbishment gives me the opportunity to modify things and to repair things that have been done to cut costs. Like that hole for the vise feed screw, it actually points down slightly, so that when tightening the moving jaw it pulls the lead screw up towards the bed. I've given the top of the hole on the inside a rub with a round file and its a lot better.

    It could really do with milling square and a sleeve pressed in. Unfortunately I don't have a machine that I could use to do that. And I still need to find a source for some 1" inch square tube for the stand.

    Thanks to everybody contributing help and advice. I hadn't really anticipated the scale of work required to refurbish this machine.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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    I bought all new bearings for mine a few weeks back feeling sorry for it, but haven't put them in. In 25 years I've only ever replaced 2 bearings and a few little mods.

    I totally rebuilt my 7x12 about 2 months ago that I've only owned for 6/7 years and never used. I resurfaced the bed etc, then looked over at my trusty 100x115mm and think it's time to do the same to it.
    It was old when I bought it and has served me so well cutting everything from 3mm flat bar to 160mm round solid and I beam.

    I was thinking the bigger saw would take it's place, but the jaws need extending along with so much more to even come close what a 6x4 can do, my little bandsaw is going no where any time soon.
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    Just to add, I milled either side of the casting slot underneath on the 7x12, it was out a fair amount end to end, also needed relieving in a couple of places to allow full movement.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    By the time you have this machine running, it'll be a piece of precision machinery, not a thrown together POC. (Piece Of Crap).
    I like the way that you've gone about it all, very methodical. Wonder how many of us will go through our machines now to rectify existing problems.
    Kryn
    Speaking for myself,the planned upgrades to my BS4A shall be the fitting of a Hydraulic downfeed cylinder and the replacement of the worm drive oil.
    In some of the old Yahoo 6 x 4 Horizontal B/saw forum threads some discussion was held on the oil which some of the bandsaws were manufactured with.

    If I have understood it correctly,the wrong oils were used and the sulphur in those oil eroded or corroded the brass gear. It has been a gunadoo for a long time now, but I shall not tempt fate or Murphy's law for much longer. Also a coolant tank has to be made. I saved a drain pump from an old washing machine for it but think it might be overkill.
    If I have gone that far it will be only fitting to give it a fresh coat of paint.

    Grahame

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    If its of any interest the proper brass compatible worm drive oil is a GL-4 type 85 -140 wt.

    I checked the oil I had purchased and in the tiniest of text was GL-5 Oh dear?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave J View Post
    Just to add, I milled either side of the casting slot underneath on the 7x12, it was out a fair amount end to end, also needed relieving in a couple of places to allow full movement.
    Hi Dave,

    Yes there was a couple of lumps of casting that had not been fettled properly, I just rubbed them off with a file. I reckon that the vise has not been opened that far, as the nut wouldn't have gone past them.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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    Hi Grahame, Guys,

    I did examine the oil in that gearbox, its quite clean without any debris in there, and the rubber gasket is undamaged, so I've just fastened it all back up. There are no oil leaks anywhere not even through the bearings under the covers.
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    Baron J.

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    Thumbs up Todays findings !

    Hi Guys,

    I've now got the new plates made and fitted to the tensioner slide. Just a fraction of play in there now, a spot of oil when I've finished and all is well.

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    The old and the new guide plates side by side, and a picture from the control knob end. I'm quite pleased with the way this has turned out. That tensioner block slides back and forth smoothly without any sticking anywhere. And absolutely no wobbling. I didn't put the shim washers back either. I'm certain that it doesn't need them. I think that they were put in to stop the wheel rubbing the casting.

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    In an earlier post I tried to measure the runout or wobble of the tensioner wheel. So I set it up on its bearing pin using the drill press vise and my trusty Batty 1/2 thou gauge. A full rotation shows a maximum of 1thou runout. I didn't bother taking any pictures of the measurement on the edge of the rim, since the gauge needle barely moved.

    I've come to the conclusion that the amount of play in the tensioner was responsible for the bad readings that I got when trying to measure it in place. I'll recheck it when I've got it reassembled.

    I'm looking forward to tomorrow, Monday to see if I can get some material for the stand.

    Thanks Guys.
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    Baron J.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BaronJ View Post
    Hi Dave,

    Yes there was a couple of lumps of casting that had not been fettled properly, I just rubbed them off with a file. I reckon that the vise has not been opened that far, as the nut wouldn't have gone past them.
    My 7x12 had been well used, it had a groove across the bed and I also noticed the vise screw well worn in the first section.

    It has a quick release nut which after use I've found to slip close in, so I'll either need to make a new leadscrew or a full nut.
    Not fussed on the quick release myself.
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    Hi Dave,

    I've seen those quick release vise things. A couple of friends of mine have had problems with theirs, one on a bandsaw and one on a 6" inch record bench vise. The bench vise one had simply sprung apart loosing its springs and allowing the clasp nut to fall off. The bandsaw I don't know, its had a great deal of use, so I suspect the nut or leadscrew or both are badly worn, it doesn't start to work until you are about seven or eight inches back.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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    Thumbs up Stand Drawing.

    Hi Guys,

    I've finished the drawing for the stand. For some reason it has not reversed the background to white and the lines to black.

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    If anyone wants further info, let me know.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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    Today my neighbour gave me the side from the outside part split system air conditioner, which will make a perfect tray for my 6x4 bandsaw.
    Anyone thinking of running coolant and needing a tray these are the perfect size.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave J View Post
    Today my neighbour gave me the side from the outside part split system air conditioner, which will make a perfect tray for my 6x4 bandsaw.
    Anyone thinking of running coolant and needing a tray these are the perfect size.
    Just heads up that the tray needs to extend a a couple of inches past the back of the saw otherwise when the arm is lifted into the upright position coolant can dribbls off the arm onto the floor.

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    Yeah, at the moment I have a gutter on the side with a catch drain at the back.
    This tray is 900mm long,so plenty of tray to have it out the back.
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    Thumbs up Motor mounting plate.

    Hi Guys,

    I've been doing some more work on the bandsaw. One of the problems was the flimsy tin motor mounting plate that was badly bent and twisted, totally unsuitable for the weight of the Brooks motor that had been fitted as a replacement for the original one.

    I obtained a piece of 3 mm plate to use as a replacement.

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    I made a pair of brackets to support the plate using the original 1/2" holes drilled in the casting. I cut two pieces of 10 mm thick steel bar 25 mm wide. They were drilled to accept a length of 1/2" round bar and secured to the plate with M6 countersunk hex screws. The other holes that you can see are M8 threaded to hold the motor mounting foot. I've yet to radius the tops of the brackets, since they are far too long at the moment. I haven't decided whether to put grub screws into the casting or put them into the brackets. I'm leaning towards putting them into brackets simply because they would be easier to replace should the need arise. I will of course put flats on the bar for the grub screws to bear against.

    I've also found a source for the 1" square section tube that I want to use for the stand. Surprisingly enough from the place that sold me the bandsaw. They have also said that if I let them have a copy of the drawing they will cut all the pieces for me. So that is next weeks task.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

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