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Best way to cut stock to size

Best way to cut stock to size

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Howard Lewis25/02/2017 16:40:37
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Despite owning a couple of angle grinders, my preference is for the horizontal/vertical 4.5" bandsaw. Mine was made on a Friday afternoon before being shipped to Warco. The very thin tubular spacer between the bearings on the wormwheel shaft split and went through the lower bearing and oil seal. New bearings and seal were fitted, with a thick wall brass spacer. The thin steel spacer behind the Idler Wheel was replaced, similarly, after having trued up the two blade wheels.

The drive/driven pulleys benefited from being aligned, as no doubt did the belt.

Made up a tension meter for the blade, as featured in another UK M E magazine, and a thin test cut was consistent to within a thou! DON'T expect it to repeat that, but the best performance yet. Presumably, judged by that, it is as well set up as can be expected.

The blade seems to last longer, without breaking, or going blunt.

Has been used to cut round bar, square bar, box section, angle iron, aluminium, plastics, and whatever has been thrown at it . Would not be without it since it cuts more accurately than I can, and with almost no effort on my part.

Howard

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