Today I acquired...........

[DAPPH]

Thanks for the advice. It needs a good clean and get all the metal filings and grime off it and off the bearings etc - so I'll give it a good look over.
The bearings on the blade guides are covered in filings, and gack inside the blade casing - so it needs a good going over.

I'd read that they things were damned heavy and unwieldy and need 2 men to lift - but actually it wasn't that bad and I was able to lift it and unload it solo without any drama.

I've had to replace all the blade guide bearings and sort out the safety switches & replace all the wirings on mine to get it to work as it should , it had been seriously neglected and abused by various PO's .
Then sod's law arrived and killed the on off switch leaving it filled with water after a vicious storm removed some of it's coverings ( it has to stand outside under 1 mm thick plastic DPM .)

Purchased three switches from China , hope to fit one in a few days time , new home for the saw is a cut to height dead industrial chest freezer that now swallows almost all of the machine , new water resistant end doors about to be made this week with any luck .

 

[Tangledfeet]

Today I acquired...

...a day or two wearing, in the same vein as a dog wearing the cone of shame, the wheel of shame!

 

[DAPPH]

Not  quite  as cluttered as my first pic suggested.... but you can see why I need stuff on wheels (including the 6x4 Saw).
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I've made the handle for the portable band saw to about five inches off the floor out of tube and 50 x 50 angle iron so when not in use the handle drops down to the floor . the extra leverage is very handy . Got ro=id of the flimsy wheels too and put in a pair of inch wide home made bolt on 6 inch dia Delrin wheels with greased up stainless steel bushes in them . Again the axle is 50 x50 sturdy angle iron .

 

[DAPPH]

5' x 10' CNC plasma table is in final position: View attachment 386194View attachment 386195View attachment 386196View attachment 386197

Do you have to pack the unsupported tracking with more adjustable packing or is what you have in the picture sufficient not to vibrate during cutting?

 

[Erie Fred]

Do you have to pack the unsupported tracking with more adjustable packing or is what you have in the picture sufficient not to vibrate during cutting?

The track/rail mounts is what came from the OEM, there is no vibration with a plasma/oxy torch.

 

[GRW]

OK, today I'm at home as OH is only a few days out of surgery- ad is been drizzling so the new saw got some attention.
I've put GL5 EP90 gear oil in the gearbox.... now I've just caught up with advice and it's the wrong stuff .
Ah well, its not a hard thing to redo.

I've had to clean everything, replace some wrong iffy bolts, and all the guide bearings were kaput, so a pop to David Harries in Whitland and 6 new bearings fitted as well.
Pretty sure the blade is kaput too, so I'll get a new one... but it works and seems basically OK.
I'll add some bracing and add a tray as it's missing now I have a bit of faith it's worth the effort.

 

[Memmeddu]

3 sledge hammers
5kg 6kg 8kg
1 normal double squared head
The other 2 more like a splitting maul design
2 have an handle
The biggest none
+ a 1kg hammer
50 euro not completely a bargain but worth having something to do when I have nothing to do , plus are all old and good quality tools

 

[awemawson]

5' x 10' CNC plasma table is in final position: View attachment 386194View attachment 386195View attachment 386196View attachment 386197

Very nice, my only comment is that the console needs rotating 90 degrees. Very dificult to access where it is orientated.

 

[Erie Fred]

Very nice, my only comment is that the console needs rotating 90 degrees. Very dificult to access where it is orientated.

You'll need to talk with the OEM about that.....

 

[nickk]

More string lines,only 3 years ago I bought some of these,2 got lost,the other rotted!
Lastly,something for the house rather than the workshop,ah well ,I suppose I do spend bedtime there .

 

[tigdlo]

For when you have no hands free?

 

[nickk]

For when you have no hands free?

One in each hand,one on the end of my d**k.

 

[6ply]

OK, today I'm at home as OH is only a few days out of surgery- ad is been drizzling so the new saw got some attention.
I've put GL5 EP90 gear oil in the gearbox.... now I've just caught up with advice and it's the wrong stuff .
Ah well, its not a hard thing to redo.

I've had to clean everything, replace some wrong iffy bolts, and all the guide bearings were kaput, so a pop to David Harries in Whitland and 6 new bearings fitted as well.
Pretty sure the blade is kaput too, so I'll get a new one... but it works and seems basically OK.
I'll add some bracing and add a tray as it's missing now I have a bit of faith it's worth the effort.
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What is the right stuff?

 

[GRW]

What is the right stuff?

I'm told it's SAE90, so a monograde mineral "engine" type oil I suspect, as opposed to an EP (Extreme Pressure) 90-weight gear oil

 

[awemawson]

You'll need to talk with the OEM about that.....

Not me - you!

My console, being a PC keyboard and monitor, sit on a foldaway shelf for easy acess

 

[25.4_mechanic]

3 sledge hammers
5kg 6kg 8kg

Aha, so you've already got to the finishing touches and paint care ...

 

[Robotstar5]

An unexpected MOT pass, checked the lights yesterday and found the driver mirror indicator not working so after I'd dropped the car off I spent a couple of hours looking for a replacement and found one for £65 but didn't buy in case the tester missed it on the test.
Collected the car with an MOT pass and came home, Mrs Robo pulled onto the drive and said which indicator wasn't working, I said this one and it was working again, cars eh

 

[GRW]

Upgrades I would recommend-
Make a new base from decent angle or box section & fit good wheels to it. The supplied folded tin one is a joke!
Replace all 6 guide bearings with rubber sealed variants. They are better at keeping the swarf out & you can strip & regrease them when needed!
Fit a motorbike adjustable steering damper to slow the drop speed. It will increase the accuracy & extend the blade life.
Fit a M42 blade from tuff saws - a 10-14 varitooth is a good all round pitch.
Some gearboxes have grease & some have oil so have the saw tipped back with the lid level before opening it!
Plenty of info out there on setting up the saw, including some utube vids but this is the version I follow.
https://wiki.hsbne.org/_media/tools/4x6bandsawadjust.pdf
Follow every step through, including checking the wheels are parallel & you should end up with a surprisingly accurate machine.
Search on the forum for 6x4 bandsaw & there are a few posts on them.

Well Turbo - you're part prophet!
The guide bearings were gritty, sticky, rumble and shot to hell - rubber shielded 6000 bearings x6 are now fitted.
(The gearbox is oil, and you start with blade down to keep it in there while you get the lid off, then tip it up to get the oil out, then down again to refill).
Just ordered the saw blade you recommended .
Downloaded the setting-up guide also - but think my saw pre-dates the MKIII, as to alter the blade angle it seems you have to twist the guide blocks themselves to twist the blade as it passes through the guide bearings . Not messed too much as no point without a new blade.
I've reversed the brackets on the spring tensioner for the saw weight on the workpiece so I've more tension - this allows me to take a lot more weight off than it was at max before, and I've moved the belt from mid-speed to slowest.
It does run smoother and cut better (if not totally square) with the naff blade now its not full of metal grit and crunchy bearings, and the so hopefully it'll be a decent bit of kit with a blade and a bit more fettling

 

[sparkysy]

No today but over the last few days these few bits have been acquired. Considering the combination through set was only £20+ postage it's not bad quality so far, time will tell!


These I've been looking at for ages but not bough, well must say I'm very impressed with them both. Rhs pair are Japanese and have a similar jaw to the Knipex for gripping chewed bolt/screw heads, seem nice but not as good quality as the Knipex which is a bit of a shame!

Also got 5 pairs of the blue handled sidecutters that are excellent and the mini 1/4' ratchet someone else posted on here, also excellent and finally two armeg 1/4 extension bars for drilling very long holes!
Can't seem to post the pic as its too large!

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Sy

 

[sparkysy]

Messed about and manage to get it to do as its told, well almost this is the other bits from the post above! Mods feel free to stick them together if you can/ want.

Thanks Sy