Router lift – Jack failure (part 2)

Scissor jack failure!

As posted earlier the scissor jack failed (see first pic). It's surprising how much upward force is required to overcome the router plunge springs.

We need to beef up the pivot arms from dowel to larger blocks.

Router lift - Some thoughts (part 1)

Investigating the possibility of using a car scissors jack as a router lift ALDI WorkZone router table.

Something like this to raise/lower the plunge router.

8” Bandsaw – Table fence

Made a simple fence for the saw, the epoxy is drying to secure the 8 mm lock bolt that screws up from below into a threaded hole in the base.

Next job is to route a track for the mitre gauge.

8” Bandsaw – Make safe

The saw is safe to use now

Left side hinged blade cover.

The blade guide arm also has a cover. Still need to cut some tracks with the router for a fence and mitre gauge.

Running out of scrap plywood to finish the motor cover.

8” Bandsaw – Guard covers

With the new table aligned and fixed with screws moved onto some other things like designing a blade guard cover and a motor cover.

Clamping up the bits that make up the front blade guard cover.

8” Bandsaw – Saw table

Back tracked a bit to do some tidying up before making a proper table for the saw.

The bearing flange blocks still need to be glued so took the wheels off to do that and then screwed them back on with the same orientation as before. With the wheels off washed the inside of the 'truck inner tube' tyres.

8” Bandsaw – Electrical wiring

All the electrical wiring and motor start capacitor is now housed in the base of the saw.