Daily Archives: 23/12/2017

14" Bandsaw – wood turning jig setup

Time to setup the saw motor with a V-belt to drive the first wheel for wood turning and cutting a crown on the circumference. The V-groove drive ring is screwed on, now to mount the wheel on the jig shaft.

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14" Bandsaw – continued with the drive ring.

Cut out the middle using a new ALDI Workzone jigsaw with awful results. Hmmm…should have used a jigsaw ‘scroll saw’ blade to follow the cut line.

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14" Bandsaw – turning the wheels

Yesterday…after fitting the V-groove pulley (doughnut) so the wheel can be spun up from the motor, I turned the first wheel for run-out and also cut the 5 crown on the rim – this will become the upper wheel. For … Continue reading

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