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Daily Archives: 30/01/2015
Bandsaw – prepping for wheel balancing
It’s not a good idea to balance the wheel as it is…on it’s 25 mm shaft. Bearings of this size have far to much friction so what I do is temporarily mount the wheel onto a smaller set of bearings … Continue reading
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Bandsaw–flange repairs done
Back in the shop and had a tidy up, here is video to show the results of my efforts to minimize wheel wobble. Before I put the wheel back onto the saw I will need to balance it again so … Continue reading
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Bandsaw – mounting new flange
The main challenge when mounting bearing flanges onto either side of a wheel is to minimize wheel wobble. Run out is not an issue here, that can be taken care of later. The purpose of the 4 holes in the … Continue reading
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