Band Saw....... (UPDATE)

alscalls · February 20, 2010, 09:09:21 AM

Picked it up yesterday........CHEAP.............I am still building a bigger one but I could not pass this up..........

Taking it all apart right now and cleaning it up and I will be with a band saw again.........

HaMeR · February 20, 2010, 09:26:47 AM

That's cool. I need to see if my Uncle is ready to sell his big floor model yet.

I need a bigger drill press 1st tho.

pitw · February 20, 2010, 10:45:32 AM

Looks like a great way to shorten up a trigger finger to me Al

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alscalls · February 20, 2010, 11:23:56 AM

HaMer..........Now I can send you some cool scraps.......

Barry: I hope I will just take your word on that.......

HaMeR · February 20, 2010, 12:23:44 PM

vvarmitr · February 20, 2010, 04:55:55 PM

I love Bandsaws!

Got a 14" old Delta.
But here is the one that gets me wood (

) to work.

http://www.powermatic.com/pm1800/
Man, I want one of those bad!!!!!!!!

alscalls · February 20, 2010, 06:46:59 PM

The one I bought.........Was a steal.....

The one I am making........22" 2HP

Yotehntr · February 20, 2010, 08:54:06 PM

Always fun to find a bargain! ... 22" & 2hp huh.... I use a 18" Rikon.... when you start needing blades I buy mine http://www.suffolkmachinery.com/band_resaw_prices.asp I have them weld 'em up to length... about $15 for a timberwolf blade (best blade there is for those who don't know) excluding carbide tipped anyway.... hit one nail with a $100 blade and you'll go back to these.

I get the 4 tpi....it will go through a 10" thick board faster than I care to try to push it.... it really is scary....makes my table saw look like a toy.

alscalls · February 20, 2010, 10:05:46 PM

THANKS!

Jimmie in Ky · February 21, 2010, 12:07:29 PM

I would just like to find a good fourteen inch saw used in good shape. ALl kinds of tonka toys for sale arround here but nothing good. Jimmie

alscalls · February 21, 2010, 12:58:27 PM

Well, I got this one dirt CHEAP and the guy Was complaining about cheap blades these days and how they dont last....

I got it all back together today and I could see he changed from a 1/2" wide blade to 1/4" HF blade.......Without changing the lower guide blocks and back up roller... :roflmao: :roflmao:

He changed the top but not the bottom and burnt up the blade......

It works fine now and I am going to get a 1/2" blade next week and a new belt is on its way.... he installed this one off by one knotch.....

If he woulda just worked on the thing a little he woulda been happy with his saw......Its gonna be better than knew when I am done......

Jimmie in Ky · February 22, 2010, 03:22:33 AM

Tool directions are like game laws Al, nobody reads the derned things anymore. My main need for one is resaw work. That 22 inch rig your working on sounds mighty interesting though. I imagine your wanting something a little more board capable for working large blocks . Jimmie

alscalls · February 22, 2010, 07:21:09 AM

Jimmie you would love this book......I bought it........

They are primitive but easy to improve upon....there is two ways to build a band saw in this book and changing the size to what you want is just a matter of a little math. My local library also has this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Tools-Woodworking-Classics-Revisited/dp/1933502207

vvarmitr · February 22, 2010, 07:59:43 AM

Here is a fun place I like to snoop around in.

.....
http://www.owwm.com/

alscalls · February 22, 2010, 10:35:03 AM

PURDY COOL!

pitw · February 22, 2010, 01:12:07 PM

Quote from: vvarmitr on February 22, 2010, 07:59:43 AM
Here is a fun place I like to snoop around in. .....
http://www.owwm.com/

Oh man I can't wait to get my new state of the art technology so I can spend more time in there snooping. Love old tools myself.

HaMeR · February 22, 2010, 01:47:09 PM

I need to drag out some of my old tools & check them out a little better to see if they worth anything.

I know they all work.

Jimmie in Ky · February 22, 2010, 02:17:43 PM

LOL, my taste in old tools goes back just a wee bit farther than that. Even been tempted to build a few, but am too lazy to power the things myself

With a few peices one can build some pretty good hand planes and other finishing tools.

But I do have to make a few to do what I want around here. Even thinking about getting an Alaskan mill to replace my timber jig for the chain saw. Way too much to do around here. I need a pet monkey. Jimmie

Huntinfool · February 24, 2010, 02:52:14 AM

Nice pick up AL good on ya!

~HF~

alscalls · February 26, 2010, 07:12:05 PM

Well I got er all done......new belt, new blade, and shes all tuned up.....the belt pulleys were set ALL WRONG

But about an hour of playing with it I got em perfect.....

And I made one 1/8" slice out of a piece of pear I had.......

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh............thats better