Homemade Mini Bandsaw

[HammerFET]

Clug.....Clug clug clug.....clug clug CLUG GRRRRRRRrrr..... Awesome :P

[5937824]

you should use some bearing blocks for the pully. It would turn smoother

[jallenmorris1]

@5937824 Yes he could and one bearing block would cost quite a bit more than his total out of pocket costs so far.

[rickwolgram]

Good job if you build it you can fix it even make it beter.

[thewho44racing]

hi dude..am trying dis project on my own, could u pls tel me d working, requirements,specifications,mo­tor capacity more clearly so dat it'l be helpful 4 me 2 make an attempt!! waiting 4 an earlier reply..

[fairyheli2]

when you hand start the motor thats a nice way to a loose a finger or two

[bwdoege]

@fairyheli2 Yes it is.

[fairyheli2]

@bwdoege not complaining or anything, I hate health and safety

[xOrhan1976]

I have read description, i must say i appreciated your effort and will to finish that, congratilations.

Personally i find it a little dangerous, but im sure you have already updated it and its not that shaky right now. Thanks alot for sharing your videos.

[tpm4life]

That thing has danger writen all over it. Nice rig man...

[bwdoege]

@tpm4life Thanks :)

[MrPirateSir1]

give instructions plz

[GetReal38]

this things sketchy lol

[dlapp14]

That thing vibrates like a bastard. Either your shafts arent straight or youve used the wrong inner diameter pulleys for the chosen shafts. That looks dangerous you should fix that, it wouldnt be too hard. Eventually it will pull itself apart if it isnt balanced.

[bwdoege]

@dlapp14 The vibration is from the big v-belt pulley. It's mounted onto a pipe flange that has quite a bit of runout. If I get my motor working again, I may take the flanges into the shop and face them off on the lathe.

[apatientspider]

On some capacitor-start motors you can remove the capacitor and connect its two leads together. Then the motor will start by itself as a split phase motor, but it will not have as much starting torque. Also, starting current draw will be greatly increased depending on the load you are trying to turn. Hinged motor mount would act as a clutch to disengage load while starting.

[apatientspider]

I wonder how it would work to power it with a heavy duty electric drill?

[bwdoege]

@apatientspider It would probably work well with an electric drill, I have made some tiny cuts by simply turning the pulley like a hand crank. I have considered trying out my drill on it but its tricky coupling the shaft to the drill chuck.

[apatientspider]

@bwdoege - You might make a small wooden pulley with a carriage bolt and nut for a mandrel or shaft, and then chuck it in the drill. I did that once with a large 1/2 inch drill to run a small woodturning lathe very slowly. Inca tools used to sell a small bandsaw powered by a heavy drill years ago. I like your little saw - that could be very handy. Maybe it could be turned into a hand-held saw.

[bwdoege]

@apatientspider Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I'll give the drill powered option a shot when I'm back at my apartment. As for hand-held, it definitely is possible, but I don't have a need for a hand-held saw, only a fixed bandsaw for detail work. It's interesting to hear of your drill powered lathe, I turned down the crowned pulleys for my bandsaw with a lathe powered by the electric motor shown in the video, used a similar setup with a faceplate being driven by the pulley instead of a saw.

[fryloc359]

i bet its a 3 phase motor running on single phase power. works, but not optimal.

[bwdoege]

@fryloc359 It's a single phase capacitor start motor with no capacitor to start it.

[pyronathanpyro]

nice build thow

[pyronathanpyro]

that motor is gona blow soon coz it wont turn my itself oooh