Monthly Archives: July 2017

When making bandsaw wheels there are three basic things to keep in mind; wobble, run-out and lastly wheel balancing. Continuing on from the last session I bored four holes (each side of the flange) to allow for  quick clamps to … Continue reading →

Mounting the bearing flanges on the upper wheel. Pressed in the bearings and pre drilled the flanges.

Some of the stuff I need to use larger 10mm ID bearings. Including M10 nuts and lock nuts…and M10 rod and threaded rod.

Dropped into my local tyre place in Scoresby and asked the guy there if he had any used inner tubes. I was lucky as they are not used so much these days, he came back from the bin with a … Continue reading →

The 608 skateboard wheel bearings are breaking down, the MDF wheels are pretty small and light so I suspect the bearing can’t handle the blade tension forces. We need larger bearings and…mount them in flanges glued and screwed on either … Continue reading →

Not happy the way the saw is running, there’s to much wheel wobble – why ??? Removed the blade to check the wheels and was shocked to find they are just flopping around, something drastic has happened to the bearings. … Continue reading →

As posted pulled out the nice brushless motor from the Simpson washing machine and yesterday spent some time thinking about how make the motor mount assembly. The motor needs to adjust in all four directions, front to back for pulley … Continue reading →

Doing some test cutting on the saw which is powered by a Simpson washing machine motor.

Finally doing some test cutting, the filming abruptly ended but is was simply the drill chuck coming loose on the drive shaft. I think we need a better solution to drive the saw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf9GYMqje_Y