Quick update on the whereabouts of my homemade bandsaw.
Glueing-up the bottom wheel support:
Close-up of the top wheel support opening for the wheel orientation and blade tensioning mechanisms:
And the two wheels in place:
When hand-turning it to align the wheels I realized that my blade is warped in a spot, which makes it jump out of the wheels. Oh, well, anyway, I will recut and resolder an older blade from my shop bandsaw next time i go to the parents’.
I also received four pancake servomotors as the one I used on my homemade pen lathe, of the whisper-quiet kind, and they already have the pulley for the size of timing belts I use for these homemade powertools. So this will be very handy when installing the motor on the bandsaw!
I will still have to round the angles and add the front cover over the wheels, paint it, try it out, and cut pen blanks and bent lamination strips with it!
-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.
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SASmith
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#1 posted 252 days ago
Interesting project.
Is it your own design?
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
Sodabowski
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#2 posted 251 days ago
Yes Scott, I designed it on the fly, to fit into the 30×60 cm (~12×24”) MDF board that I used for the frame.
-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.
whitewulf
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#3 posted 251 days ago
The blade may not be the reason, are the wheels crowned? parallel to each other? Round?
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KOVA
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#4 posted 251 days ago
ESTÁS TRABAJANDO BIEN SODA!!!!!!
ME ENCANTA ESA SIERRITA HOME-MADE ;-)
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Sodabowski
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#5 posted 251 days ago
The wheels are crowned and there are three screws to set the upper wheel perfectly parallel to the lower. The blade really is warped in one spot, where it caught the metal frame of the original bandsaw it came from…
-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.
Sodabowski
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#6 posted 251 days ago
@ Kova: gracias amigo ;) ¿porque no haces una? :)
-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.
KOVA
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#7 posted 251 days ago
TRABAJO EN UNA BAND-SAW DE 35 CMS DE DIÁMETRO DE RUEDAS DE PLYWOOD Y MOTOR
DE 1 HP ;-)
DECIME SI TENÉS FACEBOOK Y TE MANDO EL ÁLBUM CON LOS PROGRESOS ;-)
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KOVA
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#8 posted 251 days ago
CON UNA AMOLADORA SIN MOTOR Y UNA VIEJA CEPILLADORA COMO EJES, LES ATORNILLÉ LAS RUEDAS
LAS CUALES TODAVÍA NO TORNEÉ PARA HACERLES ESA CURVA CONVEXA DE LA QUE HABLA MATT WANDEL
EN WOODGEARS.CA, PARA QUE LA HOJA NO SE SALGA :-)
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Schwieb
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#9 posted 251 days ago
You gotta love a guy that builds his own tools. I have to admire you for that. Looking forward to seeing more.
-- Dr. Ken, Florida - Durch harte arbeit werden Träume wahr.
Sodabowski
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#10 posted 251 days ago
@ Kova: Caramba!
@ Ken :)
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whitewulf
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#11 posted 247 days ago
No habla….
-- "ButI'mMuchBetterNow"
KOVA
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#12 posted 246 days ago
QUIÉN NO HABLA whitewulf???
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