Bandsaw Homemade

[gunnarfan]

isn't it great what people came up with using trailer parts... and where its gone from there. i just ran into a briggs 18hp twin. so glad i came to this site instead of taking a loan on a new unit. i'll be sure to load some pics of my progress... when theres progress.

you guys saw the australian guy with the aluminum ladder mill right? like i said

what people came up with.. and where its gone from there

 

[Rail-O-Matic]

Homemade bandmill

Here is a few more photo's of the bit and bobs I have collected for making the homemade bandmill.
The two wheels are off a Fiat Cincento or Cinquecento, the space saving type nice and small with a tyre size of 105/70/14, plus two stub axles to fit them, one hub has the bearings removed and a bush fitted and pinned to secure it for the drive side of things, this is then run throught two plumner type bearing blocks, with a 30.00mm shaft size.

The stubb axle was machined and threaded to take one of the hubs for the free wheeling/tensioning end.
Make sure that the long drive shaft is running straight and true when secured to the drive wheel or the band and wheels will not be co-planner/true to the opposite wheel and tracking will be difficult.

more to come soon.

 

[gene1605]

bandsaw mill

Rail i have made many bandsaw mills i may be able to help you.

grampa

 

[t_andersen]

Rail i have made many bandsaw mills i may be able to help you.

Let's get some pics

 

[tribalwind]

I'd LOVE to make a portable bandsaw someday.,ah,baby steps

one hub has the bearings removed and a bush fitted and pinned to secure it for the drive side of things, this is then run throught two plumner type bearing blocks, with a 30.00mm shaft size

in that 3rd pic ,is that the plumner block?
ive been told that we call it a 'pillow block' here though maybe multiple names..

i need to get a few for a gouge and chisel sharpening station im building for my woodturning tools.
here's a pic of the setup i'm duplicating this thing works GREAT !
multiple sandpaper grits, then 1 or 2 leather strop wheels with rouge, then a buffing wheel for a final mirror finish kinda got the "scary sharp" method, in the round

 

[olyman]

also bill reeks 7104B us hwy 231 south cromwell,ky sells plans how to make one out of scrap materials----

 

[woodshop]

I'm intrigued by the large woodcarving on the table in the background of the third pic. The little bit of it we can see begs for a full pic.

 

[tribalwind]

I'm intrigued by the large woodcarving on the table in the background of the third pic. The little bit of it we can see begs for a full pic.

no real good shots of it but i found glimpses in other pics from teh event.
which was the annual woodlanders gathering.awesome event.
www.woodlanders.com

and here is the artists site who did the carving, www.americanwoodcarving.com his names eric bunn and u can see him in hte pic blow. truly amazing talent!
i also included a pic of an "ingrown walnut" a local woodturner in that area showed me..kinda an oddity eh? . if interested i'll post pics of his showroom with over 1,000 bowls!
that dude was crazy witht he bowls, none were highly finished ,and jus faceplated then sanded flat on bottom.but man some were HUGE.

 

[woodshop]

Not trying to de-rail this thread, because I do want to see rail-o-matics bandsaw progress using his hydraulic ram, bicycle chain height adjustment and spare tire tracking system. Keep keeping us up to date on that rail.

But after seeing tribalwinds pic of that carving, had to show my version of when I found a walnut that had fallen (or been placed there by a squirrel) into a crotch in which the tree then grew around, encasing the walnut till it was found. I cut out that little section of the crotch, sanded it down and keep it on a plaque along with other unique pieces of figured or unusual wood.

 

[ROOTSXROCKS]

Have you Made any Progress on this Mill? I'm intrigued .

 

[roy clarke]

Derailed I should think. No, wrong, look here http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=48520

 

[Al Smith]

Those rubber tired saws have been around for quite a while .I don't really think Bill Rakes invented them though ,although he does have a lot of them he has built , both horizontal and vertical .

The tires are canted so the band blade is forced back into the guides just slightly,to keep it tracking correctly.By the nature of a tire ,the band will naturally seek to run on the highest level,if aligned corretly.Just like a crowned pulley on a flat belt set up.

The mill that I can't seem to find the time to finish will utilize the front end from a Ford Escort,complete with the cv joints.

For what it is worth,I've seen commercialy built pallet resaws that used rubber tires and according to the owner they work exceptionally well to disassemble pallets.

If you "Google" it ,you can find several sites that show rubber tired saws,some from Rakes,some not.