14” Bandsaw - New Project

Just finished the 8” bandsaw and decided to build another 14" bandsaw to replace the one lost in the 2016 shed fire that took around 7 months to build.

I will be using the 8" bandsaw (see previous posts) to build this one. To get started went looking for and found enough Melamine particleboard (16mm) to cut 4 x 14" discs which will make 2 wheels each 32mm wide - more on this later.

We need to cut 4 of these on the mini band saw so start by trimming them on the table saw.

Draft Waste Management Strategy

Thinking we might go for Option 2: New Enhanced Service with hopefully 50% pensioner discount.

Council seeks feedback on its Draft Waste Management Strategy including community preferences on two hard waste collection options. In our most recent consultation with Monash residents, you told us you would prefer the flexibility of an at-call service for hard waste collection.

Draft Waste Management Strategy and Hard Waste Collection Options

8” Bandsaw - Finished lower blade guides

Finished off the lower blade guide assembly.

Put the table back on to do some test cutting.

8” Bandsaw – Lower blade guides continued

With bearing guides above and now below the table the blade should hold it's course even better on the cut line.

8” Bandsaw–Lower blade guide assembly

Back to the bandsaw, we still need to do the lower bearing guides. With the table removed sit and think for a while...thinking.

8” Bandsaw - Revised the tension bridge support.

This one is from pine and fills the whole centre section, not only across but front to back as well - it's like a cross.

As posted...the previous one was a FAIL.

Now I can have another go at trimming those packers for the jigsaw table.

Table saw – Mini crosscut sled

During construction of the bandsaw (and other stuff around the workshop) I had need to cut small parts, to small and to dangerous for the big 12" sliding mitre saw, so I just made a small crosscut sled for the table saw.

The base and tracks are laminate flooring with front & back from pine.