Category Archives: Bandsaw 2017

With the new table aligned and fixed with screws moved onto some other things like designing a blade guard cover and a motor cover. Clamping up the bits that make up the front blade guard cover.

Back tracked a bit to do some tidying up before making a proper table for the saw. The bearing flange blocks still need to be glued so took the wheels off to do that and then screwed them back on … Continue reading →

All the electrical wiring and motor start capacitor is now housed in the base of the saw.

Made a base for the saw and redesigned the motor mount assembly which can now bee easily adjusted for pulley alignment and belt tension adjustment. The motor assembly can slide left or right for belt tension and move front to … Continue reading →

Follow-up video clip of the saw finally running for the first time with a blade on and tracking well.

As previously posted the wheels now have larger bearings pressed into flange blocks. The wheels are now mounted on larger 10mm shafts – runs nice and smooth. The 608 skateboard bearings could not handle the load.

Having upgraded the bearings from Skateboard 608’s to 6200 2RS (30/10mm) I also now need to upsize the upper wheel mount block. As it turned out I ended up completely redesigning the upper wheel mount.

When making bandsaw wheels there are three basic things to keep in mind; wobble, run-out and lastly wheel balancing. Continuing on from the last session I bored four holes (each side of the flange) to allow for  quick clamps to … Continue reading →

Mounting the bearing flanges on the upper wheel. Pressed in the bearings and pre drilled the flanges.

Some of the stuff I need to use larger 10mm ID bearings. Including M10 nuts and lock nuts…and M10 rod and threaded rod.