Rotary milling a motor mount
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- The next piece of the bandsaw puzzle is milling the steel motor mount for the reclaimed 2hp mulcher motor. We modified this motor's shaft in a previous video, and made a pulley to go with it. Today we fabricate the motor mount, get it fitted to the frame, and do some test cuts.
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Nice job on the mount - the rotary table radius on the outside made it look pro, I would have been tempted to just leave the 45 degree angles. I also like how you showed the "proper" mathematical layout of the features, then mentioned that "Of course you can just eyeball it and it would still work," lol
It's good to give a couple of different methods, even if you suspect people will take the easy way :-)
Hi Craig,
Nice engineering and equally nice videography... an enjoyable film... Thank you.
Take care
Paul,,
Thank you Paul - I am glad you enjoyed it! Cheers, Craig
Wow, that is a really nice motor bracket 😀! Well done! Bandsaw is working great, thanks for sharing, cheers! 👍😁👍
Yes, it has scrubbed up not too bad for a bit of old rusty channel. It took way longer than I planned but the result is worth it. I am interested to see what it's like with a coat of protective paint. Cheers, Craig
Another great bit of work Craig 👍. That bandsaw is going to be an amazing machine when it's finished. Cheers, Alan.
Thanks Alan! Not long now
It's alive ! Nice job , how long do you think it will be before you avoid the temptation & start cutting steel on it !!! Cheers .
I think I'll be able to resist it, I'm getting about 460m/min of blade speed so a steel cut would kill the blade in seconds not to mention getting steel cuttings into the machine. Plus I've got a great little metal cutting bandsaw. Still a bit of work to do on enclosure, wiring and oil finish so I'm nearly there! Cheers, Craig
Seriously impressive project! I'll have to have a look at the whole series. Looks like a really accurate saw, superb work.
Thank you Gillis. Sadly I started making this before I started UA-cam so you only see the latter parts on my channel. If you want to see the original designer's build series look up 'Matthias Wandel 20" bandsaw build'. Cheers, Craig
Nice Craig.
Cheers Randy 👍
Gday Craig, the mount worked out great, that was a large radius done on the rotary table, great build mate...
Thanks Matty 👍 - yes - my rotary table is honestly a bit small for the mill (It's a 150mm/6" table, mill table is 250mmx1100mm/10"x44"). But - it's big enough for most things I do, and much much better than not having one. I have some 16mm plate steel here, and I might mill it up into a 200 or 250mm pallet for larger, but light-weight work.
The bandsaw's getting there now and I'm jealous of your videography. Nice editing Craig. Regards Kev
Thanks Kevin that's very kind of you to say so! I am just using a free editor kdenlive. It does the job and I am getting more used to it with each video. Bandsaw is not far away from finished now. I'll be glad when it's done and usable as a daily driver. Cheers mate, Craig
G’day Craig. Job well done, I do like the fact you radius the bracket to match the motor, a small touch of aesthetics. Since you have a mill I thought it would have been easier to mill a motor slot rather than cut the whole thing out, anyhow bandsaw sounds and works great.
Cheers
Peter
Thanks. Yes, that would have been a sensible move but I did not think of it! A friend suggested I mill off some of the motor housing to suit the mount, but honestly I'd rather keep the motor standard in case it needs replacing in future. Slot would have been a great idea. Thanks for the comment Peter. Cheers, Craig
Pythag- is that what the cool kids call it these days 😁
Don't know about that, but that's what the kids who can't remember his entire name call him... 😂
Nice work mate !
Are we going to see some more projects in Wood ? I used to watch the New yankee workshop years ago and loved that show - not just because Norm made fantastic things but i could see his workshop planning and organisation which always made me think how i could do things better in my workshop - even though it has always been mostly a metal working / fabrication workshop .
Thanks for the video Craig ? May your bandsaw give you many hours of good service and pleasure !
Thanks Ian, yes if there's interest, I hope to do more wood projects on the channel. I loved watching Norm too! Cheers, Craig
Hello Craig
Great instruction and an awesome job and it fit,looks and works great.
God bless Stay safe !
Thanks Anthony
Beautiful motor mount Craig, that saw looks to perform like a champ , better than most saws you can buy. Cheers!
Thanks howder - the saw build is coming along very nicely. The saws I can buy are either a bit out of my price range, or undersized or underbuilt (not rigid enough for good blade tension). And I fancied a challenge, so I decided to give this saw a go. I am very pleased with it and I think it'll outlast me! Cheers, Craig
Craig by the sound and visual it cut smoother than a metal frame ?
What is your opinion on your first cuts.
I love it. It has tons of power, and I feel 100% confident using it. I've had and used metal framed bandsaws before. This is definitely quieter, and at least as good. My own personal metal framed bandsaw was not a big beefy one and I never really liked it. The one I have most experience with is a floor standing steel one made by Startrite, it was a 3 phase commercial bandsaw, and it was a beautiful machine. This one though can do all the same stuff, runs more quietly, and was significantly less cost (if you exclude labour). No regrets here :)
Great camera work. Love how close you got to the cutting tool. Good job!
Thank you! I have a little bit more courage now I have a clear UV filter on the lens. If it gets a splash or a bit of swarf it's no problem. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers Craig
Awesome work on the mounting plate it looks and works great 👍
Thanks. Yes it is working really well for me. On the bandsaw still have to do the lower enclosure and out some kind of finish on the woodwork but otherwise very close to completion now.
Great to see some progress on this project mate 👍 He looked kinda sad sitting there... wanting to get involved but without the drive🤣
Looks super smooth, you must be very happy 🎉
Yes Bill. It's running super smoothly. I'm quietly very happy ☺️. You'll have to have a go on it next time you're here. Cheers, Craig
I'll bring a slab of redgum burl 🤣
@@billbaggins No worries!
Its amazing what we can do with these machines. The bonus level it adds to fabrication is just awesome. I am so glad I opted to get a mill and lathe at the same time, it just wouldn't have seamed prudent to do it any other way IMO. To me 1 without the other would be like legs without arms, or something like that..lol.. nice work
It's surprising how much turning you can do on a mill, or how much milling you can do on a lathe, if you're properly motivated :D Lack of space is a good motivation, check out Steve Jordan's channel and his plethora of milling add ons for his lathe. You'll never need them with a milling machine of course, but it's fun to see someone else's creativity in full swing :)
@@CraigsWorkshop the best part (for me) about seeing guys like him is it helps me to generate more new ideas. Sometimes totally out of the box stuff. Ideas bread ideas
@@craigtate5930 Yes, 100% agreed with that.
Kudos on getting the saw done!
Still gotta do the lower enclosure and wood finishing and a bit of paint. But closer than before! 🙂
The ability to resaw lumber would be very nice!
That's one of the goals. This saw has 36mm/1.375" thick wheels, and with the guide blocks and bearings set up as they are, it will take up to a 32mm/1.25" deep blade quite comfortably. That's pretty much ideal for ripping. I lengthened the spine of this machine, compared to the original, so it will resaw a 325mm/13" wide board. There is a mod I can do to the blade guides if necessary that allows for an extra 50mm/2". I am excited to get the lower enclosure finished, get some finish on the wooden parts and then start using this bandsaw properly!
@@CraigsWorkshop wow. That's gonna be a nice setup. I really never took woodworking as seriously as metal working. But I made sure I have enough tools to produce wooden goodies :-)
@@craigtate5930 Ha I was the opposite (kinda out of necessity). I worked as a furniture maker and joiner for a few years in the UK, so I got lots of hands on experience with designing and making, using hand tools and machines. No access to any metal working gear though until about 3 years ago when I got my first metal lathe. I am fortunate to have trained with an excellent woodworker, and I absorbed as much knowledge and experience as I could every single day.
I would love to do some more woodworking on the channel, as mentioned earlier, it was always part of the plan, but I had a couple of big builds to get out of the way first (bandsaw and workbench, really). Bandsaw is nearly done, and I'm itching to get started on the workbench!
@@CraigsWorkshop I love seeing the fine woodworking projects on YT. When I had my handyman business in austin I got to tinker with some basics. I always put a premium on machines/cars/trucks/tools. For practical purposes as long as I had those at my disposal I could build/fix nearly anything. Thats kind of what kept pushing me more towards metal working. Basic Wood cutting/fastening is much easier then the same in metal. But at the end of the day, I appreciate craftsmanship requardless of the medium ...wood, glass, leather, metal, stone, cloth