The Cellar - View Single Post - Building a bandsaw on the cheap from mostly scrap wood

glatt · 04-21-2016, 09:28 AM

My recollection is that I'm at about $200 right now, but that may be a selective memory.

I paid for lumber when my original plan was to only use scrap wood. I have a lot of scrap wood, but using it for the frame would have been considerably more work because I would have to edge glue narrow pieces to get the wider pieces I needed, and then I'd want to thickness plane everything, but I don't have a thickness planer. Anyway, that was probably around $80 for the wood. I don't have the receipt anymore but I bet that's close. It was a medium grade pine that I used. Maybe cheaper. Maybe $50. Let's say $80 though. Look at that pile of wood at the beginning of the thread and you tell me what you think it cost.

The Everbilt 2-Speed 3/4 HP 115-Volt Evaporative Cooler Motor was $27.98 on ebay including shipping.

The 24" shaft and 4 bearings were from Amazon for $61.07.

The glue was about $20 from Home Depot.

Current total is about $190.

I forgot the belt, The belt was about $5.

$195.

I need to buy some hardware. Bolts, knobs, etc. And a blade.

04-21-2016, 09:28 AM	#59
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My recollection is that I'm at about $200 right now, but that may be a selective memory. I paid for lumber when my original plan was to only use scrap wood. I have a lot of scrap wood, but using it for the frame would have been considerably more work because I would have to edge glue narrow pieces to get the wider pieces I needed, and then I'd want to thickness plane everything, but I don't have a thickness planer. Anyway, that was probably around $80 for the wood. I don't have the receipt anymore but I bet that's close. It was a medium grade pine that I used. Maybe cheaper. Maybe $50. Let's say $80 though. Look at that pile of wood at the beginning of the thread and you tell me what you think it cost. The Everbilt 2-Speed 3/4 HP 115-Volt Evaporative Cooler Motor was $27.98 on ebay including shipping. The 24" shaft and 4 bearings were from Amazon for $61.07. The glue was about $20 from Home Depot. Current total is about $190. I forgot the belt, The belt was about $5. $195. I need to buy some hardware. Bolts, knobs, etc. And a blade. Last edited by glatt; 04-21-2016 at 09:39 AM.