Category Archives: Bandsaw 2015

Checkout one of my most ambitious projects that I built in 2015. Click on picture to view construction in chronological order.

As posted earlier when I fitted the new table to the saw I neglected to make sure the blade was correctly tensioned and aligned in the blade guides, so when I did setup things correctly the table ended up to … Continue reading →

In this post I am rectifying something that is the result of my previous effort to rectify something that was overlooked originally when I was building the saw last year that should not have slipped past me but it did … Continue reading →

Seniors moment during construction – last year!Noticed today while using the saw that the whole upper blade guide arm assembly is skewed with respect to…err…everything else! How did that happen? with a good eye for true & square even before … Continue reading →

In the previous workshop post I routed a track down the table for cross cutting, here I’ve done another track across the table for rip cuts. Above: This is where I finished the previous session with a track down the … Continue reading →

Further to this just finished routing a 12mm mitre track down the table for cross cuts. Next job is to do one across for rip cuts. Oldies reading this should note the make of the (all metal) mitre gauge! Above: … Continue reading →

Finally got around to replacing the temporary table that was a rush job so I could start cutting wood on the saw. Above: With the old temporary table removed you can see stuff that’s normally out of view; the bottom … Continue reading →

It turned out to be quite a large beast! Using a old measuring stick I’m 6’2″ and the saw is 6’9″, no wonder I had to use a small stepladder when working on the top wheel tensioner assembly which also facilities blade … Continue reading →

This is the lower wheel tyre that I just replaced because it has stretched quite a bit. I mentioned in the previous post that I did not do a good job of cutting out around the valve…and you can see … Continue reading →

While replacing the damaged lower wheel outer bearing flange it got me thinking just how much load/strain is placed on the lower (driven) wheel and it’s related components. When fitting the tyre back onto the wheel I noticed that is … Continue reading →