You can buy the standard 4x6 metalcutting bandsaw on wheels from Homier now for $99.95. I'd come closer to buying one of these first, as you won't have to build a stand and you can make nice square cuts for your toolholders almost right outa the box. Their portable bandsaw is $49.95. Unless they are having a tent sale near you soon, freight may be an issue.
Space is the greatest issue for me; the portable plus shop-built stand will break down and fit in a drawer under my lathe. I also have a bunch of aluminum sheetstock that'll work nicely and the vise. If I didn't have the space constraint, buying a 4x6 bandsaw would indeed be a no-brainer. I'd buy one a year to avoid hacksaws or abrasive saws.
Thanks, Pete
Space is the greatest issue for me; the portable plus shop-built stand will break down and fit in a drawer under my lathe. I also have a bunch of aluminum sheetstock that'll work nicely and the vise. If I didn't have the space constraint, buying a 4x6 bandsaw would indeed be a no-brainer. I'd buy one a year to avoid hacksaws or abrasive saws.
Thanks, Pete
The way my luck runs, I would no sooner cut that shaft off and find a better motor for a RPC and then have a need for that motor.......Thats what happened when I originally made my first 3 h p RPC. I then made a
5 h p model and had a need for a 3 h p, but I had cut the shaft off.......I would simply attach a guard or duct tape a tin can over the end and leave it on the motor.============================================== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked! "The original frugal ponder" ~~~~ } ~~~~~~ } ~~~~~~~ }
Just what I was thinking, Roy. I have a few motors which have each been used for several projects over the course of time. 99.9999999% of projects require the motor to have a shaft :-). And when I haven't used a motor for a while I'll end up giving it away or selling it on eBay. I have too many right now...
As an aside, I came across a company selling phase convertors in the UK recently. They use a powder coated metal enclosure to house the capacitors, contactors etc., and mount the motor on top. Their motors didn't have a guard over the shaft and had a key left in the keyway. I'm surprised that this meets safety regulations.
Chris
I made a bunch of tool holders a while back. I cut the dovetail first and then used a bandsaw to slice off pieces as needed to make the individual toolholders. Worked well for me. Easy project and the Precision Tool Black makes them look factory made.
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