donkey saw lopping

[kingcreaky]

hi all

reasonably new here, but first metal related project since joining so thought id share.

Inherited this old donkey saw a few years ago from an old friend who passed away. Not sure of make and model despite lots of searching, But it appears as though it was originally driven off a centralised factory drive, and has since been converted to run off modern electricary.



lovely bit of kit, much better than the horizontal bandsaw I used before. Only problems are:

too heavy to move around,
too tall to stow away under workbench when not being used

So, I decided to lower it, and fit wheels.

As I reckon its survived atleast one world war, I didnt want to start cutting its existing legs up, just for a quick fix. So I decided to make my own base and bolt it to the machine using the same bolt holes the original legs used. Atleast that way, if anybody every wanted it back original it would be fairly straight forward conversion.

so; this was my best attempt. Dont laugh












To Do:

wheels are plastic... Once ive plucked up the courage to get stuck into my lathe, il make some metal replacements. Ive mounted the present ones in a way that they can be replaced at a later date.

Belt Drive: I understand this type of belt is called "balata" but I cant seem to find a supplier for a decent replacment. Il keep my eyes peeled.


Thats all for now. Hope this message finds you all well!