Bandsaw 28 - Excessive vibration

When the saw is running there is a lot of shaking so went looking for the cause(s) of that and discovered there was excessive flexing between the saw base box and the main vertical beam - we need some more bracing.



Added a bracing panel with another one below the top one (out of picture) which fixed a lot of the shaking and vibration.

Milo update

Everything OK at the moment and Luna is keeping a eye on him.

Holly relaxing

Milo update - not doing well.

Milo not doing well over the last 24 to 36hrs so back to the vet again this afternoon - bugger.

His Creatinine level has elevated again (but not critically) from around 275 to 318. Probability of antibiotics causing nausea thus loss of appetite so taken off that for now and put onto another pill to reduce those side effects so hopefully the boy will eat. If all go's well than back to the vet again next week to check that C level - fingers crossed.

Milo update

Milo recovering after his one week ordeal at the vet with acute kidney failure. When we brought him home yesterday he was presented with a variety of food choices to encourage him to eat but showed little interest which caused some concern. However...overnight two bowls of food have disappeared .

Test post 4

December 2009

Milo update

Milo is back home!!! after being away for one week at the vet with acute kidney failure - OMG. Basically culminated to a 24hr live or die call - that's scary! We figure he's used about half of his nine tickets. Did not post anything so as not to upset people but all is well now - so here's the post.

It's good to be back home folks.

Bandsaw 27 – Upper blade cover

Bandsaw 26 - Temporary table

Friday is cleaning day so got my part of that chore done so I can head off to the workshop for a little session before I take Holly for her rehab walk.

As I said before this is only a temporary table so I can start cutting wood! Found a nice clip-on halogen lamp to light the work area - perfect.

Bandsaw 25 – Blade guides

Another session in the workshop, like the upper guides redesigned the lower ones and fitted them. Would like to do some more test cutting but need to arrange some blades guards before doing that.

The left side of the saw now has a blade guide.

Bandsaw 24 - Cutting wood !!!

We have reached a milestone with this project - cutting wood !!!

Bought a bandsaw blade from CARBA-TEC today and this evening fitted the blade onto the saw, made some adjustments and turned on the power - it works !!!



No blade guards as yet so stood BEHIND the saw and did some test cutting - elation!

Bandsaw 23 - More test cutting

No blade guards as yet so stood BEHIND the saw to do some test cutting – is good!

Back soon...

Bandsaw 22 - Bearing alignment

With a real blade mounted on the wheels I soon discovered that the bearing guides were way off alignment so after some redesign came up with a better version..

 

This is Version 2.0

Bandsaw 21 - Lower blade guides

As with the upper assembly I will need to redesign the lower blade guides which I removed so I could test run the saw.

CCTV Security System–Update

Installed the RXCamPro app so I can view the Cocoon CCTV-DVR system on the new Lenovo tablet - looks good.

 

Bandsaw 20 - Temporary table

In my last update I was working on the upper and lower blade guides which I completed last night so for tonight we setup a temporary table. Having reached this point of the project I am ready now to commit to buying a - bandsaw blade!



It's really starting to look like a bandsaw now.

Bandsaw 19 - Purchasing a blade

Off in the next day or so to CARBA-TEC in Springvale to purchase a bandsaw blade - finally!

This one should be OK to test the saw:

BBL-2553-13-4 Bandsaw Blade (L = 2553mm, W = 13mm, TPI = 4) $22.00

Purchased a 10” tablet

While at JB Hi-Fi also purchased a Lenovo 10" Tablet for $319 for general use around the home - Lenovo Yoga 10 10.1" Tablet 16GB

New TV for the balcony

Off this morning after tending to Dusty (horse) to JB Hi-Fi to purchase the Soniq 40" Full HD LED-LCD TV on sale for $299 - that's a good price. This is to replace the balcony AWA 37" that we returned to BIGW for a full refund after two years of use (three year  warranty) when it developed a fault and the warranty provider collapsed.

No internet this morning!

Rang Telstra Bigpond and they are already onto it in our area.

Holly - Rehab update

Everything going well, this plastic fence prevents her from charging the front gates to attack passing feet - and paws.

Bandsaw 18 - Blade guides

Working on the blade guide's, the upper set which is mounted at the bottom of the arm slide’s vertically up and down to adjust for different cutting heights.

This is the upper assembly and at the top is the clamping block, to adjust cutting height simply loosen the clamping bolt and the slides inside the block.

Holly – Rehab update

From the previous post – a video.

Right cruciate ligament rehab.

Holly - Rehab update

Lost track of where we are...maybe week 4 of the 8 week rehab period. The daily walks are orthopedically wearing me down.