Daily Archives: 18/01/2018

With the epoxy cured well enough to continue we can mark out the handle profile.

Finished the tension leaf spring (damper). Move on now to making the tension rod crank handle. From MDF the handle itself plus two blocks to hold the 5/16” nut coupler.

Picking up from where I left this morning… …we will continue with the ‘leaf spring’.

The upper wheel assembly still needs a tension leaf spring which acts like a damper to absorb upper saw vibrations. This also prolongs blade life. Above is cropped photo is from the original 14” bandsaw that was lost in the … Continue reading →

Completed the under table bracing making sure I aligned things as I went After I finish the blade tension leaf spring (damper) on top of the upper wheel assembly I’ll be back under here to do the lower blade guides … Continue reading →