Category Archives: Workshop

Not posted any updates for a week or so because I’ve been going backwards – but that’s OK. Gave up with the Melamine wheels and switched to MDF which is featured in this post. Also spent time setting up a … Continue reading →

Shows how the blade tracking adjustment tilts the upper wheel.

After dropping ET off to her Tai-Chi class this morning it was back to Bunnings to get some hardware stuff for the bandsaw build like mudguard washers (very handy), M8 Teflon nuts, M6 insert nuts plus some other things. Took … Continue reading →

This evening we are working on the upper wheel mount assembly. As mentioned in the previous post there are four panels. On the left is 1 & 4 (front & back) and on the right inside panels 2 & 3. … Continue reading →

As mentioned in the previous post the main frame consists of four 17mm Melamine panels sandwiched together – 68mm total. On the left is 1 & 4 (front & back) and on the right inside panels 2 & 3. The … Continue reading →

Skateboards are a source for bearings, two per wheel gives you eight 608 bearings – 22mm OD/8mm ID Bought two skateboards from Kmart for $10 each and when I pulled one apart discovered that they have a bloody flange on … Continue reading →

As mentioned worked out how to mount the skateboard bearings (with those bloody flanges) onto the Melamine bandsaw wheels. We can now get started actually building the thing. Made some laminate flooring washers that have been recessed to house the … Continue reading →