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those welds are terrible, you need to practice more lol. looks great man
That's why they make grinders. LOL
A few layers of bondo are also planned.
those welds are terrible, you need to practice more lol. looks great man
Mike,
I have a converted 14" wood saw. I made a reduction pulley setup that mounts under the saw that allows you to set 2 different speeds. I saw the design on a automotive forum, it can be built with no more than a welder and a drillpress which was all I had at the time. It has been working now for 8 to 10 years without issue. Not the power of a DoAll but it is one of the most used tools in the shop. I upgraded the guides to a full roller setup and did have to machine up a new, steel, blade tensioner assembly as the original pot metal one didn't last but that is a known weak part on all of the 14" wood bandsaws. My area is also lacking in used equipment and the only saws similar to the doAll that I've seen typically run over $2000 used so out of my price range. The main drawback with my saw is you have to cut slower. If I really put a lot of pressure on the blade I can stop it, the pulleys slip at that point, but I've never had a blade come off the drive wheels so not a huge issue. Now that I have a lathe and mill I should redo the reduction pulley assembly to tighten up the pulley alignment and take out slop in the system. The only problem with that is it works just fine as is so I just haven't bothered. Maybe someday.
Dan
I hope you know I was kidding, as they look great for mig welds.
are you going to make it look cast? with some texture? that would be way cool
Thanks Dan. My Wilton 14" has the two speed gearbox as it is a metal/wood saw. Just too light for my liking but it was within my price range when I bought it about 8 or so years ago. I too cannot cut very fast, when the blade even thinks about grabbing you can actually watch the frame "C" flex and that is when the blade pops off. I'm tired of fighting it and just want a larger more industrial machine. As soon as I get a couple of larger customer jobs done and out of the shop I think I am going to just bite the bullet and get it so I can get using it rather than complaining about my current one and wishing I would upgrade. I am just going to do it and move on. I already have a person interested in each of my vertical and my horizontal saws. Of course you know how that goes, they are really interested before they are actually for sale, and then as soon as you are ready to sell them the people all of a sudden don't have the money. Lot's of tire kickers around here.
Mike.
Hammer to fit, grind to flush, paint to hidethose welds are terrible, you need to practice more lol. looks great man
So are you going to try and mimick real cast?
My uncle restores cars, and had a set of era correct super rare mags, he did a repair and used a punch and some various other techniques to 'fix' the repaired area so it would appear to be as cast like the rest of this part of the wheel