new (to me) horizontal bandsaw
Got a new (to me anyway) horizontal band saw from the neighbor... it's been sittin up cause it was missing a blade guide bearing... a coupla minutes in my junk pile netted me a bolt and some teflon...
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They are very handy to have and so much easier then sawing by hand or mangling stuff with composite blades. Lennox die master blades are the best I have used so far.
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donno what this blade is... the pitch is about the same as a regular hack saw blade. Takes forever to cut, but it's smooth, almost polished
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And a technique I found that will save your blades is to not let the full weight of the arm rest on the metal. Holding a few pounds of counter pressure will let the blade bounce through a snag instead...
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This is one of several mods I have done on mine. It's very handy in cutting smaller stock.I just used a small drill press vise I got on ebay for $8. It was cast iron but I still welded it onto mild...
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This one has very little pressure on the blade. It is well balanced, and adjustable. With a 3/4 HP motor, this old bugger is actually overpowered (most of the newer, cheaper buggers have a 1/3) I may...
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That pic is from the minilathe website, I have a JET and my mini vise is 4". I can take a pic of some of the trimming I have done to the stock vise to accommodate more types of cuts.
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