You really Need that bottom bearing to stop the blade from twisting and wandering , without it the blade will bind in the wood and stall the motor. You may find the bandsaw underpowered if you try to almost double the cutting thickness too Hope this helps
To solve the mystery of the instruction manual you must view it upside down in the mirror upon a cga display adapter while wearing 3D glasses and citing the pledge of allegiance backwards in french.
Oh god, push stuff through with a bit of wood rather than your fingers, it's going to severely limit your ability to produce stuff to have 3 fingers missing.
you must have a lack of self discipline and carefulness to think im doing something dangerous. stop projecting and learn to be more deliberate with your actions.
@nobblynobody your right, you lose your focus for a split second and bye bye finger-sss. Just ask the thousands of people who have regretfully said exactly what she says, But I'm careful, cautious and extremely disciplined when operating power tools. Anyway she will do what she wants to do, I just hope she never has to learn the hard way
Next time you go to Harbor Freight you may want to get one of their $20 carpenter planes. Then you grind the iron with a 10" radius and you have a decent scrub plane for making rough wood flat and square.
Yeah I can't blame you. Especially the motor. I plan to upgrade mine more since I have a big motor but if somebody isn't an engineer it's not worth the time. I wouldn't have bought it new now if I had to do it over again.
I find the bandsaw to be the best all-around saw. Be careful using the riser block, (even though Delta designed it for that, it is sketchy at best, and HF doesn't make it better) 14" of cutting in wet wood - as you will be doing - demands a tremendous amount of power. Even your 9" cut on the log essentially stopped the saw. Continued success with your adventures. PS, all wood dust is toxic - in your lungs. There is no mechanism for getting it out of the micro passages.
Go with the 6 inch riser block, 100 to 150 bucks for a kit. You will need a longer blade anyway, so get a half inch with about 3 to 5 TPI. The one you have is a fine tooth. You need that lower bearing block to support the blade. Also for 25 bucks you can get a new set of rubber for the wheels. That will get you the results you are looking for.
I ended up making my own riser block. It unlocked a lot of potential, but this bandsaw is so cheap and underpowered that it wasnt worth it in the end. Definitely a good tool upgrade to keep around for when I want to cut long stuff
The blade you have on the bandsaw at the moment is probably a little thin for bigger straighter cuts. When you're cutting the logs up, a 3/4" or 1" blade if the wheels are big enough,with hook teeth, at about 2 or 3 tpi (which looks like the tooth stup on the blade you have, in fairness)
quick little helpful critiques- rigidity will become a problem if you're wanting to resaw larger logs, especially hardwood. you'll need a larger blade with a few tpi count which will require far more blade tension so as not to slip, additonally a fractional hp motor with a single v-belt will likely slip with that existing method for belt tensioning. Last is the fact that you'll very quickly run out of power from that motor as it's likely a half horse which doesn't equate to that much cutting capacity. Also bear in mind that that motor likely isn't a continuos duty motor even though it might say so AND it likely has a service factor of 1.0 which would mean that without stalling it you could be overloading it (because the ultimate torque a motor can produce is not it's rated HP). food for thought
Rinoa's Auspicious Travails obviously, but you made it sound like you’d be using it on that thickness of stuff regularly. And I think you’re underestimating how slow you’re feed rate will be, especially whiteout getting tons of blade deflection.
That looks like the equivalent to pulling a 33' camping trailer with a Ford Focus. Way to small and under powered. Please keep your fingers and hair away from the moving parts. I saw a classmate get hair a little to close and it kept pulling it till the scalp ripped off their head. Be safe
Harbor freight's chinglish instructions have always been open to interpretation by the owner. Lol Like most of harbor freight's tools and equipment, they aren't the greatest, but for their price range they get the job done pretty well. I bought a belt sander that had a design flaw I had to modify to make it easier to change the belt, I have a video about it on my channel
just got their 2hp dust collector, all the parts in the instructions were referenced by part number. there was no explanation about what number refereed to what part -___-
I see you have an old drill press. Do you know the brand and year of it? I have one that looks identical to yours. As near as I can tell mine is Montgomery Wards ,1939.Still works good but is more of a collectors item.
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ageism, thats funny. old people just sometimes die. its sad but it doesnt mean we should destroy the economy and stop young people from working due to it. it means they should be given more protection while not isolating those not at risk. and it doesnt mean we have to run around like morons. but thats all americans do is run around like morons. id rather not be associated with americans. think of it this way, most old people that die, dont lose many years of their life because they are already nearing death. like in their 80s or 90s. i dont get why people dont care about old people dying from flu or other sicknesses but for some reason coronavirus now means we need to lose all composure. i think people are too sheltered to realize how many die from small things each year.
You seem to be a native North American? I believe in saving the young before the old. We don't have to run around like morons, but we do? Although some of us try not to. Yes, many die or are maimed or injured from small things each year. Sloppy Morons kill and maim themselves and others each year by the millions in the United States alone. Many deadly situations are foreseeable and avoidable. Have you ever read Catcher in the Rye? Is there some news source that you like or trust? Enough for today. Best Wishes@@RinoaL
Catcher in the Rye as far as i can tell is a very dull book so i wont be reading it any time soon. id much rather spend this time reading books on ancient philosophy and such. like Utopia and Marcus Areleus. even though i disagree with some ancient philosophers. i like Teslarati and NasaSpaceFlight as a news source. all others are garbage.
This is identical to my old 14" bandsaw that I bought at a show. In a pinch, I made a blade guide that fit into the top housing for those tall resaw jobs. woodgears.ca/bandsaw/resaw_guide.html Got up to 8", but only when resawing boards.
You build machines out of Miscellaneous parts, and you had a bit of trouble with it. I can’t imagine how much trouble a normal person would have with this thing. Btw, what is the nominal brand on this infernal contraption
When I watch you it scared me it’s only meant for smaller cuts your be better of using a chainsaw to cut the blocks smaller and tidy them up with the plate back on also you cans speed it up . Stay safe keep your fingers out the way lol
You bought something new? I'm so disappointed :-) Years ago I bought a HF metal cutting bandsaw. It has a table and can go vertical like yours. I lost the table.
Your comments were so correct. Great demo.
Sound your motor is short power for that log. Anyway thy for sharing.
Every time you pull out your Fred Flintstone mallet it just cracks me up lmao
I bought the same one and its about a 1/3 done, I am completely lost!
You really Need that bottom bearing to stop the blade from twisting and wandering , without it the blade will bind in the wood and stall the motor.
You may find the bandsaw underpowered if you try to almost double the cutting thickness too
Hope this helps
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To solve the mystery of the instruction manual you must view it upside down in the mirror upon a cga display adapter while wearing 3D glasses and citing the pledge of allegiance backwards in french.
i actually got in a heap of trouble as a kid for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance in school. i dont like forced creepy propaganda.
Or just drink a WHOLE lot before reading
you have to find what drink the chinese misinstruction writer was drinking. its like reverse-compiling software back into code.
Worst, most frustrating instruction manual ever. Thanks for the help
Great video and your transition is progressing well, hope you make a new video soon
Oh god, push stuff through with a bit of wood rather than your fingers, it's going to severely limit your ability to produce stuff to have 3 fingers missing.
you must have a lack of self discipline and carefulness to think im doing something dangerous. stop projecting and learn to be more deliberate with your actions.
@@RinoaL who's projecting?
@nobblynobody your right, you lose your focus for a split second and bye bye finger-sss. Just ask the thousands of people who have regretfully said exactly what she says, But I'm careful, cautious and extremely disciplined when operating power tools. Anyway she will do what she wants to do, I just hope she never has to learn the hard way
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Not sure what I’m doing wrong but can’t get base together..doesn’t seem to line up..uugg
Move the pulleys around so you can get more speed? Wouldn't that help with the zippin through wood fast enough issue...
Next time you go to Harbor Freight you may want to get one of their $20 carpenter planes. Then you grind the iron with a 10" radius and you have a decent scrub plane for making rough wood flat and square.
oh i have a few planes already, i just dont really find they fit my workflow just yet.
The size of the bite is proportional to the horsepower of the machine. You may damage the unit if you try for a 9" cut
this machine is designed to take a 12" cut with the extender they sell.
Rinoa's Auspicious Travails no worries but be careful, a 12” cut would be for soft wood.
My craftsman 12” tilting head bandsaw gave up the ghost so I upgraded to a HF 14” bandsaw, what a piece of sh.. Saving up for a Jet 14”.
Yeah I can't blame you. Especially the motor. I plan to upgrade mine more since I have a big motor but if somebody isn't an engineer it's not worth the time. I wouldn't have bought it new now if I had to do it over again.
Confucius say “Woman who look up at sitting bird will eventually find sh***ing bird... so smart move to wear safety goggle”
Great title movie reference there 👍🏼
Merry Christmas
I find the bandsaw to be the best all-around saw. Be careful using the riser block, (even though Delta designed it for that, it is sketchy at best, and HF doesn't make it better) 14" of cutting in wet wood - as you will be doing - demands a tremendous amount of power. Even your 9" cut on the log essentially stopped the saw. Continued success with your adventures. PS, all wood dust is toxic - in your lungs. There is no mechanism for getting it out of the micro passages.
i wont be cutting wet wood. my 9" cut didnt stop the saw at all, the log got stuck on the edge of the table.
Go with the 6 inch riser block, 100 to 150 bucks for a kit. You will need a longer blade anyway, so get a half inch with about 3 to 5 TPI. The one you have is a fine tooth. You need that lower bearing block to support the blade. Also for 25 bucks you can get a new set of rubber for the wheels. That will get you the results you are looking for.
I ended up making my own riser block. It unlocked a lot of potential, but this bandsaw is so cheap and underpowered that it wasnt worth it in the end. Definitely a good tool upgrade to keep around for when I want to cut long stuff
The blade you have on the bandsaw at the moment is probably a little thin for bigger straighter cuts. When you're cutting the logs up, a 3/4" or 1" blade if the wheels are big enough,with hook teeth, at about 2 or 3 tpi (which looks like the tooth stup on the blade you have, in fairness)
14:35 What i the reason they make the hatch in that weird way? Just screwing a sheet on the top would be so easy.
probably because it is an after-thought.
maybe the saw aint for logs lol
quick little helpful critiques- rigidity will become a problem if you're wanting to resaw larger logs, especially hardwood. you'll need a larger blade with a few tpi count which will require far more blade tension so as not to slip, additonally a fractional hp motor with a single v-belt will likely slip with that existing method for belt tensioning. Last is the fact that you'll very quickly run out of power from that motor as it's likely a half horse which doesn't equate to that much cutting capacity. Also bear in mind that that motor likely isn't a continuos duty motor even though it might say so AND it likely has a service factor of 1.0 which would mean that without stalling it you could be overloading it (because the ultimate torque a motor can produce is not it's rated HP). food for thought
thats only an issue if you feed it too quickly
Rinoa's Auspicious Travails obviously, but you made it sound like you’d be using it on that thickness of stuff regularly. And I think you’re underestimating how slow you’re feed rate will be, especially whiteout getting tons of blade deflection.
Geezus...
🤔 I think they "barrow" the designs from similar models, from other manufacturers.
Eine sehr schöne Maschine, gefällt mir. Sehr solide.👍👍👍😀😀😀😀😀 Viele Grüße aus Germany.
thank you :D
That looks like the equivalent to pulling a 33' camping trailer with a Ford Focus.
Way to small and under powered.
Please keep your fingers and hair away from the moving parts. I saw a classmate get hair a little to close and it kept pulling it till the scalp ripped off their head. Be safe
What's the Hp power of that electric motor?
it says 3/4hp but i doubt it
Harbor freight's chinglish instructions have always been open to interpretation by the owner. Lol
Like most of harbor freight's tools and equipment, they aren't the greatest, but for their price range they get the job done pretty well.
I bought a belt sander that had a design flaw I had to modify to make it easier to change the belt, I have a video about it on my channel
just got their 2hp dust collector, all the parts in the instructions were referenced by part number. there was no explanation about what number refereed to what part -___-
I see you have an old drill press. Do you know the brand and year of it? I have one that looks identical to yours. As near as I can tell mine is Montgomery Wards ,1939.Still works good but is more of a collectors item.
mines a 1943 milwaukee i believe.
Right On to all that you do! I am a fan of your wonderful American spirit and your sense of adventure. I'm writing here because I believe you look for your comments shortly after you publish.
I wanted to let you know that Infantile Paralysis struck children worldwide for 50 years. It became known as POLIO.
Please know that empathetic people worldwide will always run toward the trouble to help. Young people, children growing were the worst hit. The world ran to help youth. It was horrible parents lived in terror when their child ran a fever for fear of polio. Even after the absolutely incredible invention of antibiotics.
Some of my friends and their parents had Polio
In 1 of your previous videos you commented about how this present virus situation was getting attention because it primarily affected the old.
It takes decades to know history. Please know, please feel empathy for helpless victims of disease.
Please be aware of the ageism that sometimes colors your speech is as important as sexism. I have been a victim of ageism on both sides.
The world needs your brilliance. The world needs your positive adventure. You are a living example of what makes America the dream of the world. With empathy, Please continue your Grand Adventure and Discovery.
I wish I could be here in 40 years to see who you have become and how you have effected our world.
Best Wishes and Tally-Ho, Gentle Person
ageism, thats funny. old people just sometimes die. its sad but it doesnt mean we should destroy the economy and stop young people from working due to it. it means they should be given more protection while not isolating those not at risk. and it doesnt mean we have to run around like morons. but thats all americans do is run around like morons. id rather not be associated with americans.
think of it this way, most old people that die, dont lose many years of their life because they are already nearing death. like in their 80s or 90s. i dont get why people dont care about old people dying from flu or other sicknesses but for some reason coronavirus now means we need to lose all composure. i think people are too sheltered to realize how many die from small things each year.
You seem to be a native North American? I believe in saving the young before the old. We don't have to run around like morons, but we do? Although some of us try not to.
Yes, many die or are maimed or injured from small things each year. Sloppy Morons kill and maim themselves and others each year by the millions in the United States alone. Many deadly situations are foreseeable and avoidable.
Have you ever read Catcher in the Rye? Is there some news source that you like or trust? Enough for today. Best Wishes@@RinoaL
Catcher in the Rye as far as i can tell is a very dull book so i wont be reading it any time soon. id much rather spend this time reading books on ancient philosophy and such. like Utopia and Marcus Areleus. even though i disagree with some ancient philosophers. i like Teslarati and NasaSpaceFlight as a news source. all others are garbage.
somebody likes dr strangelove
I guess Matthias made not using a table look too easy.
While there are many things I like doing in the dark, assembling a band saw is not one of them.
Is there a coarser blade you could use may cut quicker
We'll meet again dont know where dont know when...But I know we'll meet again some sunny day.
You showed that who was boss.
This is identical to my old 14" bandsaw that I bought at a show. In a pinch, I made a blade guide that fit into the top housing for those tall resaw jobs. woodgears.ca/bandsaw/resaw_guide.html Got up to 8", but only when resawing boards.
oh thats nice, i hadnt seen that project of yours yet. i think ill try making a riser block from a chunk of metal i have first and go from there.
6:00 that paint is structural
Looks like an accident waiting to happen
🔨 = harborfreight adjustment tool.
I can't help it. I know instructions are my enemy, but I just have to read them. Curse you OCD.
wot you respect bandsaw made in China
You build machines out of Miscellaneous parts, and you had a bit of trouble with it. I can’t imagine how much trouble a normal person would have with this thing.
Btw, what is the nominal brand on this infernal contraption
i think its a ripoff of a delta bandsaw
I lower my standards severely whenever I get a power tool from Harbor Freight.
The painnnnnn
i am so ashamed of you.
Rinoa's Auspicious Travails I forgot to tell you but I have also acquired a wood lathe to!! Just need to make space for it.... I need a giant workshop
oh cool, good luck with it.
When I watch you it scared me it’s only meant for smaller cuts your be better of using a chainsaw to cut the blocks smaller and tidy them up with the plate back on also you cans speed it up . Stay safe keep your fingers out the way lol
You bought something new? I'm so disappointed :-)
Years ago I bought a HF metal cutting bandsaw. It has a table and can go vertical like yours. I lost the table.
well its a lot like how Tesla uses petrol vehicles to transport their electric cars, for now.
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The blades that come with these tools are junk. A better blade would give you better results.
yeah but i figure its best to start with junk so i dont ruin anything expensive.
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New sub I like it
Step 1 throw the instructions in the bin.
probably would have saved me about 2 hours.
The instructions are unclear, just built a centrifuge instead of a band saw!
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