Digital Photo Tachometer

Purchased one of these off Ebay for around $20 bucks so I can measure the speed of things, in particular the bandsaw.

 

Been going around measuring stuff that rotates – interesting.

Bandsaw 5 – Skateboard bearings

I need some bearings for the blade guides and fortuitously came across a skateboard (kids grown up & left home) while putting stuff out for our annual council clean up – nice.

Skateboards have 2 bearings per wheel so I now have a set of eight.

Bandsaw 4 - Motor pulley

The new motor pulley that I made needs some grub screws to secure it to the motor shaft so back to Masters hardware.

Two packets of assorted grub screws – nice.

Bandsaw 3 – Collecting the bits

Threaded rod

Browsing through Masters and came across a nice little hardware section down in one of the back rows.



All sorts of threaded rod and other metal stuff so with the bandsaw blade tensioner in mind grabbed a 300mm length of 5/8” rod along with some washers, nuts and couplers.

Bandsaw 2 – Collecting the bits

Lower wheel drive belt.

Bought a V-belt from Supercheap Auto for $12 - to drive the lower wheel.

Bandsaw 1 - New project 14" bandsaw

With spring approaching already started venturing out to the workshop and while tidying up and reorganizing things I stubbed my toes on a heavy metal object lying on the floor of the garage/workshop – ouch.

Oh yeah that’s the Bianco 800W water pump that has a stuffed controller, it’s been replaced with a 1100W Gardenline pump from ALDI for $99.

No way I would throw it out of course as there’s nothing wrong with the actual motor. I could use that to power something – what about a bandsaw !!!

COLLECTING THE PARTS

THE MOTOR

Chooks heading for home!

Look what's coming!

Just called the chooks back into their run.