From the previous related post on this with the lamp fitted into the front of the can we can now make the base.
Marked out the base on a piece of MDF.
Month: January 2018
Homemade LED work lamp
Decided to try and make a MR16 LED work lamp.
I always have a supply of pop cans in the workshop, they make great shim material and a common use for me is to fit bearings onto shafts.
For this particular LED lamp a small coke can is exactly the right diameter. I need to buy some MR16 lamp holders but in the meantime lets have a go at making one.
14” Bandsaw – Starting to look like one.
14” Bandsaw – More electrical work
Got some stuff from the market today including insert nuts and in particular two LED sticks.
I figure under the support arm would be a good place to light the cutting area.
Sunday shopping
Off to the market at Caribbean Gardens, then to Brandon Park to return/swap a couple of items at Kmart and finally Coles for general stuff. By the time we got home – pooped
Got the following items below from the market.
Two LED sticks, threaded inserts, a tap reseater, small baking bowls for workbench hardware and out of picture a long reach locking clamp.
14” Bandsaw – Lower blade guides 2 update
Just a update this morning before we go to market and shops.
As with the upper guides using a piece of laminate flooring to mount the bearings.
I don’t have the right length 8mm bolts so they are just sitting there with no nuts at the back.
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14” Bandsaw – Lower blade guides 2
From the previous session we can now screw down the left support block and with the sliding guide arm in place measure the length of the threaded lock rod which will later be fitted with a star knob.
14” Bandsaw – Lower blade guides 1
With the left blade guard fitted…to safeguard fingers we can move onto making the lower blade guides.
First thing is to remove the table.
14” Bandsaw – Blade guard
In the previous session we finished the electrical wiring which was simply connecting the motor via a NVR switch to mains input. It’s nice being able to power on & off at the front of the saw.
14” Bandsaw – electrical wiring 2
From the last session prepared the cables with connectors.
Now to run the cables down and into the base box.