8" Bandsaw - revisited

This is just a overview of what I've been doing in the workshop over the last few days…and nights. I built the 8" bandsaw last year and since then have not been happy with the design of the upper wheel block blade tension and blade alignment components. Adjusting one effects the other, increasing tension jams up the tracking adjustment…plus other stuff. Basically that design was flawed so I am building a scaled down assembly very similar to the 14" bandsaw that I built earlier this year.

This is the upper wheel block blade tension and tracking assembly. It does work but to hard to setup up so I'm going to pull out the whole thing and start again.

Like the 14" bandsaw the wheel block now sits inside a sliding frame. I had to cut out quite a bit on both sides with a panel saw to accommodate the wheel block frame.

Here is the wheel block sitting inside the new frame. The bottom of the block pivots on a hinge to allow for about 5 degrees of tilt either side for blade tracking adjustment.

This is the back with pine screwed either side, the frame slides inside for blade tension.

The main workbench.

Making the new wheel block frame plus other stuff.

Using the table saw as well.

The patio heater is a must on these cold nights.

Finishing this session, tomorrow we work on the blade tension parts. The tension knob is just sitting there on top as a reminder where to start tomorrow

The tension knob adjustment is done and just finishing the blade tracking assembly.

Here you can see the blade tension assembly, as the knob is turned the threaded rod pulls up the block frame.

All done and the saw is much easier to setup.

2018 8" Band Saw.