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I bought a new one so what to do with the old one…
Two pieces of 1/2" birch ply cut in to circles (30cm diameter), glued together and attached with bolts. A table made from scrap 3/4" birch ply. The only expense was a self adhesive Velcro circle to attach the sanding disks. The result..my new disk sander. Total cost £11.24
Works really well, although 80 grit is VERY aggressive and removes a lot of material very quickly

Most people are guessing right, the bandsaw was over 30 years old, the tyres were badly worn as were the blade guards resulting in poor cuts. The only thing working well was the motor.

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That is vision! Band saw.
 

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Definitely the base of a band saw.

Bob.
 

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Thats really creative,I love projects where old tools or stuff that would be thrown away is reused
 

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Got to give you credit, that's good recycling.
 

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That's very nice! I must ask, where did you get the Velcro circle? I want to make one using an old table saw motor but I didn't want to have to glue the sanding discs directly on, the Velcro circle seems like a good idea.
 

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Funny everyone says band saw. I see a turntable on it's side. Can you sharpen a chisel at 33 1/3 rpm?
 

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Great job of repurposing!
 

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Funny everyone says band saw. I see a turntable on it s side. Can you sharpen a chisel at 33 1/3 rpm?

- calisdad
You would have to go to an antique store to get a turntable now days. 78 rpm for rough cleanup on the chisel and then down to 33 1/3 for finish honeing .
 

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Good ol' yankee ingenuity…..oh wait, never mind. ;)

Great idea Simon! I've got a small band saw that is not usable and no disk sander and a very small budget. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing!
 

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Nice work where is the before surgery photos please?
 

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Looks like a "See N' Say" to me! Who's old enough to remember "the cow says …......."?
 

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Robert,



This is the only "before" picture I have
 

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That's such a very clever work. You certainly had utilize that old band saw down from its last piece.
 

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Creative recycling!
 
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