Building a bandsaw on the cheap from mostly scrap wood - Page 13

Gravdigr · 09-09-2016, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Sweet!

An aside,

Q: Where does virgin olive oil come from?

A: Ugly olives.

Q: Where does extra virgin olive oil come from?

A: Fat and ugly olives.

[/olive shaming]

O lives matter.

Griff · 09-10-2016, 08:04 AM

This is brilliant!

lumberjim · 09-09-2016, 12:38 PM

I like the oil can. Can you use the lid as a knob somewhere?

Oh, it doesn't have the kind of lid I was thinking of. Nevermind

footfootfoot · 09-10-2016, 09:33 AM

You know, it would be a lot quicker to cut those out with a bandsa... Umm, never mind.

lumberjim · 09-10-2016, 06:49 PM

Think of all the band saws you could make once you have a band saw.

glatt · 09-10-2016, 08:14 PM

Lately, it's been just about every piece I have made that I wish I had a bandsaw.

I set it up with the new motor. Works well.

I really need a table though and a safety enclosure.

lumberjim · 09-10-2016, 08:24 PM

That's impressive. That's slower than you want it though? Seemed a little slow to me. That's probably because the only one I ever used was in school. Industrial grade machines there.

Looks like it will absolutely serve though. Nice work. Again.

footfootfoot · 09-10-2016, 09:23 PM

RE: speed

What size are your pulleys? The picture of the pulley on the motor seems tiny. Use your pulley sizes to set your speed.

glatt · 09-11-2016, 06:31 AM

I think I could have fed the wood into the blade faster. I was going slow because I was honestly terrified of the saw without an enclosure around those huge spinning wheels. So I put almost no pressure on the blade with my feed rate. I didn't want to upset the saw and have it tear my face off.

And as for the pulleys, I didn't have the right size for the speed I wanted, but it was going to have to be something like 6 inches diameter and pulleys that large were a bit more expensive on Ebay. I still needed to buy a pulley to go with my new $5 motor, but it was only $10 instead of like $25 for a giant pulley to go on the old motor. All that being said, I agree you want to adjust pulley size to get the speed you want.

Griff · 09-11-2016, 10:26 AM

Looking good man.

classicman · 09-13-2016, 03:47 PM

Quote:

I was honestly terrified of the saw without an enclosure around those huge spinning wheels.

Totally with you on this one!
Looks really good so far. I am loving this whole thing.

footfootfoot · 09-13-2016, 10:05 PM

Speeds:
http://web.mit.edu/machineshop/Bandsaw/speeds.html

Calculate band saw SFPM:
http://vintagemachinery.org/math/sfpm.aspx

Griff · 09-14-2016, 05:50 AM

So after all this time i read the thread title as: Building a bandsaw on the cheap from mostly sacred wood

Seems appropriate.

footfootfoot · 09-18-2016, 05:40 PM

Glatt, this guy is a man after your own heart. You should check out his channel

glatt · 09-18-2016, 08:16 PM

Thanks. I'll check it out.

09-10-2016, 08:04 AM	#2
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09-09-2016, 12:38 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I like the oil can. Can you use the lid as a knob somewhere? Oh, it doesn't have the kind of lid I was thinking of. Nevermind __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-10-2016, 09:33 AM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You know, it would be a lot quicker to cut those out with a bandsa... Umm, never mind. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-10-2016, 06:49 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Think of all the band saws you could make once you have a band saw. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-10-2016, 08:24 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	That's impressive. That's slower than you want it though? Seemed a little slow to me. That's probably because the only one I ever used was in school. Industrial grade machines there. Looks like it will absolutely serve though. Nice work. Again. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-10-2016, 08:14 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Lately, it's been just about every piece I have made that I wish I had a bandsaw. I set it up with the new motor. Works well. I really need a table though and a safety enclosure.

09-10-2016, 09:23 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	RE: speed What size are your pulleys? The picture of the pulley on the motor seems tiny. Use your pulley sizes to set your speed. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-11-2016, 06:31 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Building a bandsaw on the cheap from mostly scrap wood I think I could have fed the wood into the blade faster. I was going slow because I was honestly terrified of the saw without an enclosure around those huge spinning wheels. So I put almost no pressure on the blade with my feed rate. I didn't want to upset the saw and have it tear my face off. And as for the pulleys, I didn't have the right size for the speed I wanted, but it was going to have to be something like 6 inches diameter and pulleys that large were a bit more expensive on Ebay. I still needed to buy a pulley to go with my new $5 motor, but it was only $10 instead of like $25 for a giant pulley to go on the old motor. All that being said, I agree you want to adjust pulley size to get the speed you want.

09-11-2016, 10:26 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Looking good man. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-13-2016, 10:05 PM	#12
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Speeds: http://web.mit.edu/machineshop/Bandsaw/speeds.html Calculate band saw SFPM: http://vintagemachinery.org/math/sfpm.aspx __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-14-2016, 05:50 AM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	So after all this time i read the thread title as: Building a bandsaw on the cheap from mostly sacred wood Seems appropriate. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-18-2016, 05:40 PM	#14
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Glatt, this guy is a man after your own heart. You should check out his channel __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-18-2016, 08:16 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Thanks. I'll check it out.

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