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RE: New addition to the family - Kennyv - 06-30-2015
Shop time with dad tonight we didn't tackle the R8 collet wrack cuz he wasnt focused, However we did do a little exercise with measuring with a caliper. I took a bushing drew a simple sketch handied him the bushing . Showed him large diam small diam , inside diam, minor diameter. Shoulder length and over all length. I had Joel measure bushing and write corresponding sizes. than we moved on to take the Band saw apart . Well that's about it than he went to bed and i fig out the new supports for mounting the new wheels . He took pics and i found a a short clip on camera ... got a love it kid is smart didn't know camera makes short clips .
Do you think I should go all the way and strip it / paint it or lave it original color ? JMHO once I clean up machine surfaces, Kroil it , Grease it and power wash it its will look fine ?
RE: New addition to the family - Roadracer_Al - 07-01-2015
Since I suck at painting, my vote is for keeping the hard-earned patina.
RE: New addition to the family - PixMan - 07-01-2015
(07-01-2015, 12:21 PM)Roadracer_Al Wrote: Since I suck at painting, my vote is for keeping the hard-earned patina.
+1 to that!
RE: New addition to the family - Kennyv - 07-01-2015
Made my decision last night after taken her apart ..... she is getting the RR treatment
Here is my parts list to fix er up . Cost me 9 bucks for the wheels, 7 something for the paint.
L+R inside/ outside Wheel shaft supports
have bushings and hardware
made a SS handle and inside/outside / support .
Alum hand wheel SS Crank for vise (laying around)
Paint im goin with Gona go with RUST-OLEUM Forged Hammered Grey. As far as paint couldn't find anything close to Orig but this is a good fit . Will match everything in shop . I will be painting my fridge and hardware cabinet metallic oil bronze was gona paint the saw to match it . However after thought I changed my mind Cuz I wanted to keep the gloss black knobs and blade cover, and blade guides black so all the fixings and trim work will stay black and the body & legs of machine will be the Forged Hammered Grey. She's getting stripped tomorrow
RE: New addition to the family - Rickabilly - 07-02-2015
Hiya there, If you really want to improve the original stand for just a few dollars there is an incredibly simple method, I think I've had three, maybe four of these over the years and while my latest one came very cheap without the flimsy "Tin Terror" the earlier ones had it,
My method is simply get two lengths of mild steel bar in the ball park of 2" x 1/4" or 50mm x 6mm, and long enough to bolt to the sides of the lower "foot" area of the tin stand, I bolted through the holes meant for the axle and extended the new side bars past the rear feet just by 3 to 4 inches and drilled new holes behind the stand for the original axle, this both stiffens the whole setup which is a great thing but puts the wheels further back under the motor which greatly reduces the tendency to flip over.
RE: New addition to the family - Kennyv - 07-02-2015
Thanks for idea got that covered ... Maybe I may go with Hydraulic pump too.
I think I am changing color scheme again.... but its 2 fold reason For #1 return paint to spend money else where . (hydraulic pump) . lol Yes there is a method to my madness what I was thinking was using the same metallic oil bronze for the table that needs the touching up. And only paint only lower leg section that I will be beefing up modifying . Forgot to mention I will be adding 4x4 matching leg profile... to the inside of the leg bases ... so that too will be same color. And what im gona do is make a mount on front face a drill press vice ( for keeping center weight more stable when saw in vertical position. What my though was instead of a free weight idea im gona add a vice hanger . Hang a DP vice I was thinking 2 fold reasons . Also would use it for doing Horiz cuts for slitting .... Practical , and useful all in one... Beside sI have a BRANDEY NEW unopened in a box Palmgren 8" Vice to use on my Drill press .. That chepo drill vice is perfect to hack up modiphy ect...
RE: New addition to the family - Kennyv - 07-03-2015
Changed game plan AGAIN im stippen er down .. well starting to thats what happens with Hot Chepoli,s and a few Carona's left to fiddle round in garage.. Ya see . my wife made some tortias last night and brought them in on a plate .. and they wasHot I had to keep cooling my mouth off and kept takin stuff apart.... six pack latter this is what I ended up with.... Ohh I broke the ole plastic handle getting er off. Everything was frozen ..Not sure if I want to take off motor pulleys cuz I aint got no spares or a lathe yet. As far as handles thats ok I have 2 replacements to choose from. One black plastic one I think the other ones an ole Brigport down feed wheel. Looks like ill be boring out a hole drilling a shaft and putting a drift pin in... lol.... So her's what I got so far wish me luck cuz > ohh the good news looks like im gona go all the way and go back to my original Forged Hammered Grey color scheme
And the moral to the story .That's what happens when ya keep takin stuff apart ... cant blame it on the Chepoili peppas .lol..... what better thing to do on a day off......should be fishing tho...
RE: New addition to the family - Sunset Machine - 07-03-2015
Oh my god, you took it apart! Pooor little saw.
RE: New addition to the family - Kennyv - 07-03-2015
Almost not yet lol.... getting there tho
Ats my boy learning hand polishing , buffing , wire wheel ing .scottie, and all the polishing tricks........ Gotem for a whole 20 min..Guess I have to do all the grunt work....lol....... my hands were got caked w/ grime . No Go Jo only ole Ivory.... well thats about it lunch time . The Mrs made some type of Peni San-which tan grilled it On BBQ . .As long as I dont eat the fingerprints I be ok.....Well than back to the grind ..Littile smoke break than back to woik.. No wheres near miller time yet .. Gots some paintin to do only started priming. More stripping parts on the main body now.
ohh btw shes almost all apart and next ½ ill have a full parts bin better not furget the way day go?...lol..Pc Of cake....a walk in park.. Ez Breezy Rather be fishing tho...
RE: New addition to the family - DaveH - 07-03-2015
DaveH