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Shop-Built Bandsaw
"I made it because the commercial models I looked at were either too small for my needs or so big I couldn't justify the cost," says Stan Weichel about a bandsaw he built for his metal-working shop where he custom-builds specialty equipment.
  The Odessa, Sask., farmer's design incorporates some features not even found on big commercial saws that cost $4,000 or more.
  "For example, it has adjustable saw guides which you adjust with set screws so you can square the blade back again," Weichel notes. "They're made of 2 by 2-in roller bearings and allow me to move the blade up or down 3/16 in. or 1/4 in. to the left or right."
  Weichel's saw mounts on a 26-in. high, 4-ft. long steel table. Two of the legs have wheels so it's easy to move around.
  A 20-ga. hinged steel cover shields the blade and other working parts of the saw.
  The commercial high-speed Matrix blade is 3/4 in. high by 0.035 in. wide by 106 in. long. It's driven by two pulleys and a gearbox from a 3/4 hp electric motor mounted on one side of the table.
  It easily handles up to 7 in. high by 12 in. wide steel, Weichel says.
  "I've used it to cut hundreds of meat bandsaws that I make as well as snowmobile and livestock trailers," he says.
  Out-of-pocket expense was $1,000 (Canadian).
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Stan Weichel, Box 51, Odessa, Sask., Canada S0G 3S0 (ph 306 957-2043).


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1999 - Volume #23, Issue #1