Category Archives: Workshop

As with the upper assembly I will need to redesign the lower blade guides which I removed so I could test run the saw.  

In my last update I was working on the upper and lower blade guides which I completed last night so for tonight we setup a temporary table. Having reached this point of the project I am ready now to commit … Continue reading →

Off in the next day or so to CARBA-TEC in Springvale to purchase a bandsaw blade – finally! This one should be OK to test the saw: BBL-2553-13-4 Bandsaw Blade (L = 2553mm, W = 13mm, TPI = 4) $22.00

Bandsaw Update-In my last update I was working on the upper and lower blade guides which I completed last night so for tonight we setup a temporary table. Having reached this point of the project I am ready now to … Continue reading →

Bandsaw Update- In my last update I was working on the upper and lower blade guides which I completed last night so for tonight we setup a temporary table. Having reached this point of the project I am ready now … Continue reading →

Bandsaw Update- Working on the upper and lower blade guide’s. The upper one is more complicated in that it needs to slide vertically up and down to adjust for different cutting heights.

Working on the blade guide’s, the upper set which is mounted at the bottom of the arm slide’s vertically up and down to adjust for different cutting heights. This is the upper assembly and at the top is the clamping … Continue reading →

Taking a break from the larger components and onto something more intricate – the upper blade guide assembly (wooden lego). Once again using clamps to mock up so I get a feel for how things might pan out, It’s starting … Continue reading →

Lower wheel – this clearly shows how I stuffed up cutting out around the valve base of the tube, it’s OK for now but will likely stretch at that weak point. I will buy another 12” tube from Kmart and … Continue reading →

Popped into Kmart on the way back home from the horse paddocks to buy a couple of those 12″ inner tubes that will become tyres for the bandsaw wheels. First task is to cut around the inside of the tube.