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19th Dec 2021, 11:13 PM #31Senior Member
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Well, I've made a little more progress with my attempt to modernise my bandsaw guides.
I have now mdae and figured out an attachment method that looks to be workable.
I still need to paint it, but here is a couple of pic's of what I have.
Next step is to figure out to achieve something similar for the under table guide.
It wont be an exact copy of the top setup as space is limited.
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20th Dec 2021, 03:29 AM #32
Hi Oddbod,
Looking at your pictures, it seems that you only need a couple of bearings to replace those brass guides ! Though I must admit that they seem fine enough for the job.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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20th Dec 2021, 01:58 PM #33
The proposed bottom bearings and the supporting assembly could be reduced in sizing.
What needs to be considered is the table on its maximum swings .
I had a similar woodwork bandsaw that I was going to do wonders on a big stick with it.
Unfortunately in 2008 a big flood got in way. Its on my gunnadoo list still.
I think the saving grace is that the saw band stays in the same plane where it is quite different of the 6x4 type of saws as the
band comes off the drive wheel and is twisted to align into the cut plane at one bearing and then goes back to normal,after it passes the opposite bearing.
I have seen more than one 6 x 4 type band blade rolled out of flat with a hump in it, in my opinion, was due to over adjusted bearings and poor tension. No such problems with the vertical bandsaw, I reckon.
It shall be interesting to follow the progress.
Grahame
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20th Dec 2021, 02:04 PM #34Senior Member
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Thanks, for your constructive comments gents.
Sorry about the double post previously, I have no idea why or how that happened.
As usual, I am waiting for paint to dry and contemplating my next move.
I am warming to the idea of maintaining the rear bearing as it is and just add a pair of side roller bearings and see how it goes from their.
That way it should save my a lot of time.
More soon.
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20th Dec 2021, 04:58 PM #35China
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Leave the bottom guides as they or maybe replace the brass faces with tungsten it is a far superior system.
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10th Jan 2022, 09:44 AM #36Senior Member
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Sorry, I've been off the radar for sometime as I hurt my shoulder which has limited my progress.
Anyway, I have managed to make a under table roller bearing guide.
My version really only adds the side bearings and I have stuck with the original configuration of the back of blade bearing at 90 degrees to the blade.
Lack of space was the problem for the back bearing modification.
However if somebody set their mind to it, I am sure it would be possible, just a lot more work involved...
All appears to be ready to go, but as yet I have not been able to give it a run.
I hope to do that soon and report back with any feedback that maybe of help to future modifiers.
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10th Jan 2022, 06:43 PM #37Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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Good work.
Suggest replacing the slotted head screws with socked heads as these can be tightened firmer and easier.
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10th Jan 2022, 10:06 PM #38Senior Member
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Thanks Bob and yes a good idea for the bolts/screws.
Just looking around my stash to see if I have any socket heads with matching threads.
I go to buy stuff and later on I discover, I already had the same stuff hidden away for a rainy day.
Hahaha.
Old age, its a challenege at times...
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10th Jan 2022, 11:20 PM #39Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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10th Jan 2022, 11:50 PM #40Senior Member
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10th Jan 2022, 11:54 PM #41Senior Member
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Yes Bob and some of the nut and bolt places have a minimum charge which kinder irks me...
I'm sure I have some, just need to dig them out.
Probably have surplus from previous minimum charge buys where I end up with a much larger quantity of fasteners to cover what they want as a minimum charge which has varied from betweem $10 and $20 at times.
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13th Jan 2022, 10:45 PM #42Senior Member
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Still have not had a chance to give my blade mods a trial run as yet, however I found an old bench saw aluminum guide in a scrap bin and decided it maybe useful to one day.
Well, I got to thinking it may well a suitable guide on my bandsaw table.
I made the orange coloured components trimmed the end off as it was a little too long and reduced the sides near to the locking screws for finger clearance and now I have a functional table guide which has got to be better than no guide...
I have also added an extra long chord ro my bandsaw to reach my 3 phase power outlet.
The chord was too loong to store easily when not in use so I made a hook out of some stainless steel flatbar and attached to the saw frame.
I guess it looks OK and is functional.
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30th Jan 2022, 04:48 PM #43Senior Member
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Well, I guess I'm done with this bandsaw thread for now.
I will post a performance reply when I actually get around to using it.
Right now, I've been distracted putting wheels on a treadle guillotine I acquired recently.
It is something like my bandsaw, that I dont expect to use daily, so it is mice to have it mobile to move out of the way and store.
I put wheels on my bandsaw as well which turned out to be really helpful.
Both the bandsaw and guillotine are qyuite heavy and would be difficult to move around easily or safely
The bandsaw was easy and I just got a ste of locking castor wheels from the local hardware for $35.
However the guillotine seemed much heavier in my book, but I did score a pair of trolly castor wheels used by a school teacher to move something around the school.
They had good double wheels but no locks, and seemed to be capable of carrying decent weight.
So for $20 I bought the two trolleys and cut them up and recycled them into a configuration that would work with my guillotine.
It worked a treat, but I wanted to have a method of locking the unit in place but also take the load off the wheels, especially when using the treadle and an extra 100kg of body weight using the treadle was probably not an idea that would see any longevity of wheel life.
I acquired 2 x 2nd hand trailer jockey wheels for $10 each, chopped off the wheel yoke section and made a floppy foot that could be wound down.
Attached are pic's of my madness...
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31st Jan 2022, 05:19 PM #44Senior Member
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31st Jan 2022, 05:30 PM #45Senior Member
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