14" Bandsaw - wheel balancing video

14" Bandsaw - Balancing the lower wheel.

From the previous session I think I've given up with the hinged motor mount due to excessive belt bounce etc. While thinking about that may as well balance the lower wheel. This is a laborious procedure which will need to be repeated for the upper wheel.

While thinking about some other motor mount arrangement let's balance the lower wheel.

Drone update

Hoping for lighter winds tomorrow to have another go at flying the drone that I got for my birthday. In the meantime was pottering in the workshop today and came across this old fashioned ladies cosmetic case.

Some months ago bought this cosmetic case from the Salvos for $3.25, figured it would be handy for something in the workshop.

Pixie – new toy

Pixie is so happy that mum is home after four days away and now I don't have a shadow following me around anymore - yippee kai yay

Relaxing in her balcony basket with a new toy mum brought home for her.

14” Bandsaw – Hinged motor mount

Pondering which way to go with this, on the first 14” saw went for the hinged motor mount with a threaded rod for belt tension. From memory there was some shaking, likely belt bounce. With the 8” saw the motor sat on the bottom of the base box in mitre slides with the threaded tension going through the side of the box.

OK…will use the hinged setup.

14" Bandsaw project - saw motor assembly

There are a few ways to mount the motor. The 8" bandsaw I built earlier this year just sat on the box base and moved left-to-right in mitre slides for belt tension, and front-to-back for V-belt alignment.

The original 14" bandsaw I built in 2014 used a hinged motor mount with threaded rod for belt tension and mitre slides for V-belt alignment.

Decided to go with a hinged motor mount, the weight of the motor (quiet heavy) will assist with V-belt tension.

14" Bandsaw project - layout thoughts

From the last related post trying to work out where to locate the lower wheel and motor in the saw base box. To the left of the wheel will be the main vertical post that will support the upper saw components, the upper wheel mounted in a framed wheel block that will allow for blade tension and blade tracking.

I need to make sure I have enough room for the vertical support post that will be fixed to the left edge of the base box and...some idea of the length or more correctly the height.
Done a mock layout here with the 2553mm blade tensioned around the 14" wheels. Bearing centre to centre is 71mm - write that down.