Nice job. I picked up a fairly new rigid bandsaw from a guy putting it on the curb. Its the garbage one rigid made with horrible casted parts. Once I finish making steel replacement parts ill be reducing speed with various pulleys. From what I've found porter cable has an exact replacement that can be used for the blade tension and tracking.
Good job. 300ish is ok for aluminum, but you want to be 180-220fps for steel, and use some oil during the cut. I'd probably cut off or shroud that long protruding drive shaft just in case anything ever gets wrapped...
Thx for sharing. Just did one myself recently with a DC treadmill motor. Your FPM is a little fast for steel. Most of the published #'s you find online for recommended speeds are for cutting with coolant. Dry, you want to be around 170fpm. If your blade holds up for a while I wouldn't sweat it, but if it seems to eat them quicker than you'd like, try slowing it down a bit.
You seem like the kind of guy that I naturally gravitate toward. Less production nonsense and more simplicity -- especially when it comes to making good use of what you've got on hand. I see that you've got a lathe in your work shop. Did you buy it in its current form or did you do some sort of similar fab project to make it? Perhaps yours already does this, but I was also wondering if you've ever given any thought to making a vertical/horizontal [convertible] belt sander for metal shaping? I've both liked and subscribed, so please keep on making the informative videos. 👍
lucky that the saw neck is sufficiently rigid, I done that on a saw of that size and it needed a parellel structure to reinforce the neck beacuse the saw vibrate so badly that the use in that condition would have resulted to the breakage of the teeth on the saw blade or worse, the break of the neck of the saw. very good video.
Nice work, looks great. I’ve converted a couple to metal saws, Ive found that a good quality blade makes a big difference if fpm isn’t ideal. I like starrett intenss pro die blades.
Thanks lee batt, I'm about due for a new blade' I'll check out the starret. The one I've been using was the cheapest one I found on Amazon (it wasn't great, but got the job done).
I thought about that too. I was thinking it would be cool to be able to change the speed with a potentiometer controlling the speed of a VFD. This is the way I have my belt grinder set up, but I pretty much only cut wood or steel, and I have a wood bandsaw. Since the build I have cut a lot more plastic and aluminum that I figured I would, so if I did this again, that's probably the route I would go, but this saw works great for steel.
I just measured what i have and searched amazon, cheap and easy. No issues with them this far, I modified the saw three years ago and I use it pretty often, and have never had an issue (knock on wood).
Nice job. I like your attention to detail. Reduction gearing very nice.
Bedframes are made from old railroad track. It’s strong and hardenable. Nice build.
Nice job. I picked up a fairly new rigid bandsaw from a guy putting it on the curb. Its the garbage one rigid made with horrible casted parts. Once I finish making steel replacement parts ill be reducing speed with various pulleys. From what I've found porter cable has an exact replacement that can be used for the blade tension and tracking.
Good job. 300ish is ok for aluminum, but you want to be 180-220fps for steel, and use some oil during the cut. I'd probably cut off or shroud that long protruding drive shaft just in case anything ever gets wrapped...
Thx for sharing. Just did one myself recently with a DC treadmill motor. Your FPM is a little fast for steel. Most of the published #'s you find online for recommended speeds are for cutting with coolant. Dry, you want to be around 170fpm. If your blade holds up for a while I wouldn't sweat it, but if it seems to eat them quicker than you'd like, try slowing it down a bit.
Thanks for the feedback, the blades have been holding up fine on mild steel.
You seem like the kind of guy that I naturally gravitate toward. Less production nonsense and more simplicity -- especially when it comes to making good use of what you've got on hand. I see that you've got a lathe in your work shop. Did you buy it in its current form or did you do some sort of similar fab project to make it? Perhaps yours already does this, but I was also wondering if you've ever given any thought to making a vertical/horizontal [convertible] belt sander for metal shaping? I've both liked and subscribed, so please keep on making the informative videos. 👍
Very clean, nice job 👍
lucky that the saw neck is sufficiently rigid, I done that on a saw of that size and it needed a parellel structure to reinforce the neck beacuse the saw vibrate so badly that the use in that condition would have resulted to the breakage of the teeth on the saw blade or worse, the break of the neck of the saw.
very good video.
nice and heavy.
Nice work, looks great. I’ve converted a couple to metal saws, Ive found that a good quality blade makes a big difference if fpm isn’t ideal. I like starrett intenss pro die blades.
Thanks lee batt, I'm about due for a new blade' I'll check out the starret. The one I've been using was the cheapest one I found on Amazon (it wasn't great, but got the job done).
I have an Craftsman wood saw that I want to do the same thing with. I'd like to be able to vary the speed.
I thought about that too. I was thinking it would be cool to be able to change the speed with a potentiometer controlling the speed of a VFD. This is the way I have my belt grinder set up, but I pretty much only cut wood or steel, and I have a wood bandsaw. Since the build I have cut a lot more plastic and aluminum that I figured I would, so if I did this again, that's probably the route I would go, but this saw works great for steel.
Hows it holding up three years later?
Used a lot?
Probems with the crowns or guides/bearings?
What dimension stock have you cut mostly?
what was the ratio on that gear reduced motor?
What size of blade is on that bandsaw
Which urethane saw tire did you buy?
I just measured what i have and searched amazon, cheap and easy. No issues with them this far, I modified the saw three years ago and I use it pretty often, and have never had an issue (knock on wood).
How much