My first big bandsaw

[Penpal]

Was a meat saw in another life it weighed in around 1/2 a ton brought it home lugged it in to the workshop and modified it heavily it had a giant open throat so it was great to break down huge Burls etc.

It had a rolling Stainless carriage (out the door) a vee guide replaced that with three ball races top and bottom guides. Made a table out of an operating theatre stainless table cut down, fitted dust extraction here and there it was a brute.

The motor was a single phase 4 HP monster 30 yrs old heavy as and when I bought the saw to check it at the guys yard I ran it on a ten amp lead 25 metres long it was a freak it never even made the lead warm and I used it for many years on a three pin plug when I upgraded to an 8 foot C Frame saw I stripped it gave a mate the motor he used it in a home made 15 inch circular saw bench for cutting up bridge timber 40 yrs old. I used to cut up hundreds of blanks at a time from burl etc. It served me well.

Whenever I am asked how big a band saw and I say as big as you can fit in your workshop. My son in law moved and gave me a 21 inch 3HP Carba Tech saw and I use that now with others.

Just reminiscing.

Peter.

 

[paulm]

That certainly is a brute Peter, a very useful piece of kit indeed

 

[Themackay]

That's some beast Peter not much that wouldn't handle

 

[chas_41_uk]

I had to go back and look at the photos again
My attention was taken away from the bandsaw by all those lovely blanks

 

[Vic Perrin]

Now that is a Big Boy

Vic

 

[Grump]

Nice one Peter

 

[bassethound]

That is some saw!

 

[Terry]

What a beast Peter !!!

 

[Jimjam66]

Thanks for sharing, Peter. Somehow I suspect a few local butcheries are going to get a visit in the near future ...

 

[Clothahump]

Hi Peter


What a brute bet it cut like a dream or as the saying goes knife through hot butter.

Regards

Mark

 

[Jim]

What a beast .. Wouldn't mind some of the belly pork that may have been cut by it ..

 

[Bill Mooney]

a great workhorse Peter.

 

[Penpal]

The main bearing system for the top wheel I fitted new ones when I first set it up were 5 inch heavy duty. I scrapped it finally no one wanted to pay money for it all wanted me to transport and instal it figured it owed me nothing. A mate helped me with a hoist on his truck put it on my trailer for me and lent me a huge strap long and strong anyway when I got to my place I started to back in the last 6 feet of the heavy adjustable thing caught under the trailer wheel and snapped off. On my own and to my wifes horror I slid it off the trailer placed water pipe rollers under that beast took it twenty feet into and installed it over a couple of weeks modifying all the time. That day bought a new strap thing cost 240.00 dollars my mate said you need not have bothered Peter I never used that last length anyway.Still I have this theory I rarely borrow and always return things as good as or better If I do borrow. One time from this same mate I bought a Woodfast real big and heavy monster from him he gave me a price I undercut it he went up nthe same amount I stopped immediately and bought it I later gave it to my son in law years later.

Yes it was a monster when it shed a blade it was quite an experience that prompted me to go for hardened face blades, the blade makers joins were creative at the time.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

I haven't seen one of them since mid 80's, saw a blokes arm go in one.
That is a beauty Peter.