To reiterate gave up with the hinged motor mount and went for a similar setup like the 8" bandsaw, simply sit the motor base on the floor of the base box. When the motor is positioned correctly for front to back belt alignment and belt tension the pine strip 'clamps' are screwed down to secure the motor.
To further secure the heavy motor fashioned and added a metal strap around the motor body that is screwed down onto mounting posts.
Closer view of the motor mount setup.
Here you can see the pine strip clamps, the lower one on the left and the higher one on the right. When all adjustments are completed they are screwed down to secure the motor assembly.
View from the back.
The lower wheel is itself quite heavy, it ended up close to the middle of the base box which is good for centre of gravity. The motor which in this rear view is to the left throws off the centre of gravity but...things will even out again once the vertical upright post which supports the upper wheel and other components is bolted to the right of the lower wheel on the front corner.
For belt adjustment I drilled and tapped the motor end block (which is hidden here under the strip clamp) for a 3/8" threaded rod that extends through the base box side. Mixed up Araldite and smeared the inside of the threaded hole before screwing in the rod.
View from the back.
The rod hole in the side is slotted to facilitate the before mentioned front to back V-belt alignment.
Further reinforced the base box with a panel on the left where the main vertical post will be bolted and a MDF support between the motor pulley and the strip clamp mounting block - with everything still accessible.
For the next session we'll bolt the main vertical post to the base box...starting to take shape.
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