Category Archives: Bandsaw 2018

The saw is basically finished and now has it’s own parking spot on the floor.Got onto one of the last little jobs this afternoon, the blade tension knob which is still just a screw nut. Marked out on some scrap … Continue reading →

Noticed this morning that the lower wheel cover which also serves for dust extraction is not closing flush at the bottom. Would not have thought that the middle 3mm MDF panel is the culprit. We need to recess the bottom … Continue reading →

With the lower wheel cover done we can start thinking about dust extraction. Cut some scrap timber to generate sawdust then opened the cover – interesting.Almost all the dust has collected in that left corner of the open cover. That … Continue reading →

I the last session we made the frame for the lower hinged wheel cover which will also serve as a dust extraction box. Now we can measure and cut another MDF board which we be the actual front panel of … Continue reading →

I the last session we made the frame for the lower hinged wheel cover which will also serve as a dust extraction box. Now we can measure and cut another MDF board which we be the actual front panel of … Continue reading →

With the base box at the back of the lower wheel boarded up with dust panels we can now start making the frame for the front hinged cover.

From the last session we need to fit one more panel across the top.

This is the first stage of hopefully a reasonably effective dust extraction setup to which I can attach a workshop vacuum. I checked behind the wheel and we have room for a dust panel. We need to cut a pulley … Continue reading →

From the last related session with the stand on the floor (with castors) I could see that it ended up to high and needs to be lowered – say 100-150mm. Not to worry – I’ll just lower the boards so … Continue reading →

Continued on adding the four ‘legs’ that are not really legs but rather corner supports.That C clamp locking pliers with extended reach was purchased from the market last Sunday – very handy.