The upper wheel assembly still needs a tension leaf spring which acts like a damper to absorb upper saw vibrations. This also prolongs blade life.
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Thursday, January 18, 2018
14” Bandsaw – Tension leaf spring 1
14” Bandsaw – temporary table done
Completed the under table bracing making sure I aligned things as I went along.
14” Bandsaw – More table work
With the upper blade guides completed and before moving on to the lower guides I’ll do some more work on the table. Even though this is a temporary one it still needs to be sturdy and square in all directions with respect to the blade.
Using a Stanley roofing square to check across and down the table.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
14” Bandsaw – Blade guides 3
From the previous session we finished with the thrust bearing sliding arm, which also contains the sliding guide block from the top, which is now ready to drill and file a slotted hole through which will pass a 5/16th rod.
Need to drill out the pilot hole with a 6.5mm bit and the run through a 5/15th tap.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
14” Bandsaw – Kmart stuff
Needing some more 608 bearings went into Kmart for another skateboard and was pleasantly surprised, they had the larger 31” board on sale for $15.

Also got some Loctite Super Glue, have immediate need for that to bond the threaded rod with the lock knob that’s part of the clamp assembly of the sliding guide arm.
Also got some cheap quality hose clamps from the $2 shop to lock the wheel shafts. A bit peeved that they came around at ALDI not long ago and I didn’t grab two box’s – next time.
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With the Wi-Fi Valve setup and operating we can start making the door frame and the actual door that will slide up and down inside a frame. ...
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Suitable for use in the chook run where there is 240V power for the 12V power supply or powered from 12V SLA battery (also solar panel) for ...
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Off to Chinatown this morning to do some banking & shopping in Target. While looking for a particular wireless extender (see other post)...