Ellis 1100 Bandsaw Restoration And Modifications

[RandyM]

What did you do for prep before painting as far as removing the old paint and preparing the surface?

I decided not to do a complete stripping of the old paint. What I did was a very thorough light sanding and degreasing.

 

[RandyM]

As I already mentioned, all the bearings are getting replaced. This even includes the wheels. The rubber portion of the wheels are in very good shape, just a little solvent and good as new. Next a little paint for the hubs and some new bearings. Here is the clean up of the wheels.

 

[RandyM]

I always do more than a freshen-up things, I like to improve things to make them work better or faster. See if you can find all of the improvements I made to this as things unfold here. Good Luck!

Here is more of the trunion assembly.

 

[RandyM]

Here is the new and improved chip tray handle and the new bearings for the transport handle along with the reconditioned vise.

 

[samthedog]

Nice work Randy. If you are anything like me this will never be sold while your lungs have breath. After spending quality time with a machine I hate to part with it.

Paul.

 

[RandyM]

Nice work Randy. If you are anything like me this will never be sold while your lungs have breath. After spending quality time with a machine I hate to part with it.

Paul.

Thank you Paul. You are correct this one is a keeper. It is going to replace my little Enco, which was to the point of preforming the customary modifications. Fortunately this one came along in time before I put the time into it. Once I get done with this one it will be as good as new. I am hoping it will then just require minimal maintenance to keep it in tip-top shape.

 

[PurpLev]

that is a beauty!
nice work on it. I like that vise. I have a similar drillpress quick-vise that I'm still trying to figure out how to make work on the 4x6 bandsaw (the saw is tilted and not fully vertical like this one so it won't clear the vise. It's nice to see this one completely vertical to overcome this limitation

 

[RandyM]

that is a beauty!
nice work on it. I like that vise. I have a similar drillpress quick-vise that I'm still trying to figure out how to make work on the 4x6 bandsaw (the saw is tilted and not fully vertical like this one so it won't clear the vise. It's nice to see this one completely vertical to overcome this limitation

Sounds like quite the challenge, Sharon. The thing with my head sitting up vertical is that it does put more twist in to the blade.

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Here is the angle plate all freshened up.

 

[darkzero]

Wow, that looks awesome Randy & it's coming along very nice! I'm definitely going to follow this one & can't wait to see it all finished. Thanks for sharing, I love these type of threads. Really makes me want to upgrade from my little Enco 4x6 too which has been on my mind.

Will

 

[RandyM]

Wow, that looks awesome Randy & it's coming along very nice! I'm definitely going to follow this one & can't wait to see it all finished. Thanks for sharing, I love these type of threads. Really makes me want to upgrade from my little Enco 4x6 too which has been on my mind.

Will

Will, are you watching Craig's List? They don't show up very often and when they do, they are usually the bigger models. I was really lucky finding a 1100 it is just the right size for me.