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Yes, was my dads. He put a speed reducer on it for metal cutting when he built his airplane.
John
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Do you mind sharing any details/images on the speed reducer? I've often thought converting this over to cut metal. At times that would be handy.
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It's one of these:
Not sure where you would find one today but there are other speed reduction options out there. There's also a member that converted an old 4x6 horizontal to vertical. That might be a better option as these are pretty cheap and already setup for cutting metal.
John
Not sure where you would find one today but there are other speed reduction options out there. There's also a member that converted an old 4x6 horizontal to vertical. That might be a better option as these are pretty cheap and already setup for cutting metal.
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Wow, that's a new one on me! Looks like a neat little box, and yeah probably hard to find. Not sure I want to invest too much into a $75 band saw at this point. Did make roller bearing guides for it, so maybe a speed reduction might be worth while. Something like this would probably get used on aluminum or softer materials. The 4x6 is nice for chunking up steel, but the throat depth isn't always enough for freehand cutting stuff. The craftsman would be an upgrade.
Anyway, It probably doesn't matter. I blew my Christmas gifts (cash) on an angle/radius dresser. So out of budget for a while again...
I was really pleased with this purchase, tho. Looks super clean. Most are quite filthy. Lots of diamonds and rat tail dressers in the pictures too. Hope it's as clean as the photos when it shows up. Been watching, and the price was on the low end of what they're listing for, so jumped on it.
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I have a speed reducer looking for a new home for very reasonable money. Ad is in the For Sale forum.
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My little Wil was delivered today ! 6 months late but now I'm ready for Canada again
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I hope so . I tried to " Drink Canada Dry " like they say in the commercials . I did a bang up job trying but failed by a close margin ! Guess you know the son is in Calgary since August and we went up to Banff and Jasper for a few weeks .But is Canada ready for you…..
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Does anyone still use CB radios? In the past we participated in several RV caravans. CB radios were required as a means of communication between the members (usually around 30 motorhomes) and the leaders. In the early 2000's there was plenty of chatter on the airwaves, and at times it was even hard to get through to others in the group because of the volume of radio traffic. As time went on there was less and less traffic.My little Wil was delivered today ! 6 months late but now I'm ready for Canada again
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The last time we went to Alaska (on our own) in 2019 there was almost no CB traffic the entire 7,300-mile round trip. The radio was silent for 99+% of the trip. About the only traffic was near the cities. We know the CB was working properly because it also has a weather radio. We could pick up weather warnings throughout the trip.