Category Archives: Workshop

Just a simple hinged door, at least now my fingers are protected from the top of the wheel when I reach up to adjust the blade tension.

Bandsaw Update- Friday is cleaning day, finished my bit and off to the workshop for a little session before I take Holly for her rehab walk.

Friday is cleaning day so got my part of that chore done so I can head off to the workshop for a little session before I take Holly for her rehab walk. As I said before this is only a … Continue reading →

Another session in the workshop, like the upper guides redesigned the lower ones and fitted them. Would like to do some more test cutting but need to arrange some blades guards before doing that. The left side of the saw … Continue reading →

Bandsaw Update- Another session in the workshop, like the upper guides redesigned the lower ones and fitted them. Would like to do some more test cutting but need to arrange some blades guards before doing that.

Another session in the workshop, like the upper guides redesigned the lower ones and fitted them. Would like to do some more test cutting but need to arrange some blades guards before doing that. The left side of the saw … Continue reading →

We have reached a milestone with this project – cutting wood !!! Bought a bandsaw blade from CARBA-TEC today and this evening fitted the blade onto the saw, made some adjustments and turned on the power – it works !!! … Continue reading →

  We have reached a milestone with this project – cutting wood !!! Bought a bandsaw blade from CARBA-TEC today and this evening fitted the blade onto the saw, made some adjustments and turned on the power – it works … Continue reading →

No blade guards as yet so stood BEHIND the saw to do some test cutting – is good!

With a real blade mounted on the wheels I soon discovered that the bearing guides were way off alignment so after some redesign came up with a better Version 2.