My Misc Quickie Projects

[DavidR8]

I used the horizontal table on my new-to-me 4x6 and was shall we say, less than overwhelmed by its quality and function.
I'll definitely be borrowing your ideas if I may. Would you be willing to share your CAD file

 

[darkzero]

I used the horizontal table on my new-to-me 4x6 and was shall we say, less than overwhelmed by its quality and function.
I'll definitely be borrowing your ideas if I may. Would you be willing to share your CAD file

Haha! Of course, one of the reasons why I share these things. I absolutely hated the stock table but I couldn't complain, at least they included it & gave the bandsaw the option to use it vertically.

If I were to do it again, I think for the bigger plate I would maybe make the slot behind the blade instead of the front. I decided to make it in the front like the stock one cause that would still allow you to change the blade without having to remove it. But I would most likely not need that option & having the slot on the back would make the front more sturdy.

But it's not bad & I won't bother to make me another. And who knows maybe I will run into the need for changing blades with the table on some day but it's only 2 screws to remove it.

I had planned to use a thicker plate for the larger plate. Not sure what I was thinking when I bought the materials (a couple of yrs ago) but I did it arse backwards, for the bigger plate I bought 1/8" thick & the smaller plate I bought 3/16" plate. 3/16" was too thick for the small plate IMO, luckily I had a piece of 1/8" round plate laying around & my template fit perfectly inside it. But then again I think 1/8" plate is fine for the larger plate because of the weight since it'll get removed often.

EDIT: I did end up making a new larger plate (5/2021) with the slot on the backside & thicker plate (3/16"). I should of made it this way to begin with.

 

[DavidR8]

I've got a 12"x12" chunk of 1/8" that I think I'll carve up. I'm thrilled to not be cutting metal with my reciprocating saw anymore!

 

[darkzero]

Oh nice!

For what it's worth, I used 10x10 plate for the large table. My stock table was slightly smaller. I made the right side of the blade the same length so the left side got the extra length.

I'd send you my CAD file but it may not be the same, my current white bandsaw is a 7x12. I never got around to making one for my 4x6.

 

[ttabbal]

Nice setup. I keep meaning to do something better with my HF saw. I found a article about using a hinge in the large plate, allowing you to fold it away when you want to do horizontal cuts. Can't remember where now though..

 

[darkzero]

Nice setup. I keep meaning to do something better with my HF saw. I found a article about using a hinge in the large plate, allowing you to fold it away when you want to do horizontal cuts. Can't remember where now though..

Thanks. Oh I never heard of that one before, I'm having touble picturing it but that is a pretty cool idea!

 

[Alcap]

Enjoy reading on members threads , nice job on the upgraded plates and cutting the backside of the countersunk screws to use on the thin plate was excellent !

 

[darkzero]

Stupid quarantine ideas....

Hated getting chips in my cutting fluid jars so I put filters on them.

They were only less than $2 shipped for 10 of them. Cut the nipples off & drilled out to 3/4", friction fit. Other end even has a removable cap.

Ok, laugh, make fun of me, etc., I'm ready for the flaming.

 

[darkzero]

A bit of maintenance/upgrades/repair work done the past few months.....

Chuck on my MW 2nd gen Fuel hammer drill sucked, common problem on this model. Mine was stuck on there pretty well. Ended up having to make a quick 12mm hex adapter out of 4140 to get it off. I didn't have any spare hex keys large enough to cut down. Sucks that I even had to replace it but it feels like a whole new drill now. Just sharing cause I thought the star pattern was kind of cool.




Made some new studs for the geartrain cover for the lathe out of 1144. The original studs looked like crap & always bothered me.




Bought a long length carbide end mill to fix the screwless vise I use for my bandsaw. The first slot was drilled off center on one side so the pin didn't engage very well. Wasn't a big deal but decided to finally fix it. (I could've sworn I posted this here somewhere, I forget where, cause I thought I remembered someone telling me that YT'r outsidescrewball? had to do the same).




Like 2-3 yrs ago @mikey convinced me that I needed a genuine TECO USA clamping kit so I bought one. Been using the generic set that came with my mill & never thought much more about it. Well I finally unpacked the set & milled the t-nuts down to size to fit my table. The TECO nuts are much harder than what I remember the import ones were when I milled those down. Of course Mike was right & glad I listened, this TECO set is soooo much nicer. Even came with a t-slot scraper. Can't believe I waited so long to finally use them. They cold blued nicely.

 

[darkzero]

When I got my mill I had made some nuts to mount the accessories for the front of the table using some ground down square nuts. Why they used a dovetail instead of a t-slot beats me. This was supposed to be temporary, well they have been temporary ever since!

Finally made some proper fitting 10° dovetail nuts. Didn't really change anything except now I don't have to whack em to release them (I never move them anyway). But at least I feel better knowing that I finally remembered to make em.