14” Bandsaw – Lower blade guides 1

With the left blade guard fitted…to safeguard fingers we can move onto making the lower blade guides.

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First thing is to remove the table.

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I need some more 608 bearings so earlier in the week bought another skateboard from Kmart.

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I need one set from one end of the board.

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Bugger…they are the flange type, I’ll take it back and exchange for another one of different brand. It’s a lucky dip, I want the plain type of bearing.

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Mocking up with clamps, the left pine block screwed in as is, the right will slide front to back. I need to notch out the table support.

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One of my favourite hand tool is this panel saw, also used the multifunction tool.

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With that cut out the guide block can slide for bearing guide alignment.

More to come…

Author: AlanM52

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