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A trip to the scrap yard provided me with the basis for a 14 inch wood cutting band saw. It is missing some parts so
it will take a while to make it functional. I can't find a brand name on it but it looks like a typical saw from across the pacific somewhere.
The guard is missing but that can be for later refinements after it is working. The driven pulley is gone as well a the belt so will
have to adapt an existing pulley hopefully to the 20mm keyed shaft on the saw. The motor is 1720 RPM with a 3 inch pulley so
would like to find something in the realm of 7 inch diameter to give me a usable FPM speed.
The pulleys run true after a little tweaking and the urethane belts seem to have some crown so will most likely work. The switch was bashed so did some hammering to get it back into shape and the wiring was removed so need to rewire the motor and switch. I was
happy to see that the motor runs fine. The table was red with rust but cleaned up nicely.
This thing is taking up space so hope to get on with the restoration soon. My next quest will be to find a suitable pulley to adapt
to the 20MM shafting. After I get the wheels turning, I will need to fabricate some guides as what was on there is likely the reason
it was junked. Dealing with each defugalty at a time will be a fun time in the shop and ending up with something useful. I do have
several other vertical band saws but I can see that this will be handy since it will run on 120 volts AC and could be powered with
a Honda EU2000 generator if desired. Have a good day out there in HM land. I intend to.
it will take a while to make it functional. I can't find a brand name on it but it looks like a typical saw from across the pacific somewhere.
The guard is missing but that can be for later refinements after it is working. The driven pulley is gone as well a the belt so will
have to adapt an existing pulley hopefully to the 20mm keyed shaft on the saw. The motor is 1720 RPM with a 3 inch pulley so
would like to find something in the realm of 7 inch diameter to give me a usable FPM speed.
The pulleys run true after a little tweaking and the urethane belts seem to have some crown so will most likely work. The switch was bashed so did some hammering to get it back into shape and the wiring was removed so need to rewire the motor and switch. I was
happy to see that the motor runs fine. The table was red with rust but cleaned up nicely.
This thing is taking up space so hope to get on with the restoration soon. My next quest will be to find a suitable pulley to adapt
to the 20MM shafting. After I get the wheels turning, I will need to fabricate some guides as what was on there is likely the reason
it was junked. Dealing with each defugalty at a time will be a fun time in the shop and ending up with something useful. I do have
several other vertical band saws but I can see that this will be handy since it will run on 120 volts AC and could be powered with
a Honda EU2000 generator if desired. Have a good day out there in HM land. I intend to.