New to me bandsaw... :) Pic heavy

[John Wibbenmeyer]

Mercy, now that is a serious bandsaw. Best of woodworking with it

[Joe Meazle]

Perhaps Joe and I should keep this thread open for helping each other.

We could do the international bandsaw rehab thread. Two bandsaws from Italy rehabbed by a guy in Canada and guy in the US. I must insist t that I not become a completion and discourage other creekers for wagering. Do you want to keep this thread open or start a new thread?

For anyone following Rick and I have been keeping touch we bout got big Bandsaws in the past week and they came out of the same factory and are the same size. Mine is older and all cast iron. His is heavy welded steel and has more bells and whistles. Here is the Criagslist pic of mine. I got her for the exorbitant sum of $300. See any family resemblance with Rick’s saw?

[Rick Fisher]

Okay. I got the wheels off and have the pictures of the brake assembly.



I spent a few hours cleaning the inside. Somehow old sawdust becomes this super hard and difficult stuff. Amazing really. Its just sawdust afterall.



Its a pretty simple brake assembly.

I spent the day cleaning, running a grinder with a wire cup wheel and did a bit of painting.





I need to pick a color for the "innards".

[Rick Fisher]

We could do the international bandsaw rehab thread. Two bandsaws from Italy rehabbed by a guy in Canada and guy in the US. I must insist t that I not become a completion and discourage other creekers for wagering. Do you want to keep this thread open or start a new thread?

For anyone following Rick and I have been keeping touch we bout got big Bandsaws in the past week and they came out of the same factory and are the same size. Mine is older and all cast iron. His is heavy welded steel and has more bells and whistles. Here is the Criagslist pic of mine. I got her for the exorbitant sum of $300. See any family resemblance with Rick’s saw?

Joe. What size machine is that? It looks huge compared to mine. Is it an SC-900??

[Joe Meazle]

Thanks for the pic. Not quite like mine but it might work.
I will try to get a pic in the morning. Can I get a pci of the inside of your lower wheel?

Mine is a C600, same size as yours. When I bought it over the phone the lady seeling did not know what size it was. I used the dust chute to get scale I figured it was 600 or a 500 from the pic.

Have you priced tires from Minimax? SCMI has them for close to $50 each.

[Rick Fisher]

Thanks for the pic. Not quite like mine but it might work.
I will try to get a pic in the morning. Can I get a pci of the inside of your lower wheel?

Mine is a C600, same size as yours. When I bought it over the phone the lady seeling did not know what size it was. I used the dust chute to get scale I figured it was 600 or a 500 from the pic.

Have you priced tires from Minimax? SCMI has them for close to $50 each.

Tires at Carter are $28.00 each. They are rubber and you need a $20.00 tube of epoxy. The tires are barely on this machine, like they arent glued.

Funny, your saw looks much wider.

I have a serious dent, something hit the table. The bolt that rests on the frame, from the table, caused this dent. They had a chunk of oak under the bolt to level the table. the fact that the table or bolt didnt break is impressive.



Any idea how to remove a dent like this? Its too thick to bend or hammer?

I will get a photo of the lower wheel.

[Rick Fisher]

Is this what you wanted to see?
The bottom wheel has built in pulleys. Its quite heavy. Probably adds inertia to the blade.

[Wilbur Pan]

Leave the snap ring where it is. It is holding the bearing in. Once you have the bolt off, the wheel should slide off the shaft. If it does not, tap lightly with a soft faced hammer on the hub around the shaft to "release" it from the shaft.

One thing to consider, since you're going through the trouble to tear down and rehab your bandsaw, is to replace the bearings while you have access to it. It makes a world of difference.

[David Freed]

Any idea how to remove a dent like this? Its too thick to bend or hammer?

A hydraulic jack of some kind would work if there is room. A porta-power would be best if you have access to one.

[Jim Becker]

Any idea how to remove a dent like this? Its too thick to bend or hammer?

Try some steel bars and clamps as a "sandwich"...

[Jesse Cloud]

We have this saw at school. We use the CP20 guides for the lower guide as suggested above. Personally, I think they are a pain to adjust, but they do the job.

The fence on this beast actually works and is easy adjustable.

Haven't had much luck with dust control. We have it hooked up to a monster DC system, but soon as you start cutting there will be a cloud of dust.

We tension to 16,000 psi.

[Chuck Wintle]

Rick,
Nice machine and it looks to be fundamentally in good shape aside from a few dents and missing guides. Could you take a picture of the bent part from a different angle? I am haveing a hard time visualizing just how it is bent.

[Chuck Wintle]

Okay. I got the wheels off and have the pictures of the brake assembly.

I need to pick a color for the "innards".

I vote for orange for the innards.

[Rick Fisher]

I actually bought orange already but with the green, its a bit too Christmas. I ended up painting the upper wheel Tremclad recreational white.

This is the dent with a straight edge on top.



This is the underside, which is still straight.

this dent was caused by the bolt that is used to level the table. Something smashed down on the Cast table hard enough to do this damage. The table is fine. The bolt is about 1/2" and is fine as well.

[Rick Fisher]

I was asked to post a picture of the rear adjustment for the bottom wheel and motor mount assembly.

The motor seems to have a 145T frame. A 5 1/2" x 5" bolt pattern.





Joe.. This is the motor, Motori Bonora ... lol..