Wife got them off Amazon. #S641212418 14/18 tpi S64121224 24 tpi I mostly cut aluminum 1/4"
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Wife got them off Amazon. #S641212418 14/18 tpi S64121224 24 tpi I mostly cut aluminum 1/4"
Getting a picture is difficult as I am still in hospital, but the saw is a King Canada 14" wood bandsaw made in the late 1980's. It looks very much like the one shown on the King Canada website https://www.kingcanada.com/en/produc...th-resaw-guide.
My main interest is to see how Pepi converted his to reduce the blade speed, his method of determining how much reduction is needed, whether modifications are needed to the blade guide, tips on blade selection and overall, seeing if his method will work on my saw. Thanks in advance.
RestoRod, if your saw is like the one you linked above, the instruction manual shows that it has a stepped pulley system with adjustments to drive speeds of 735rpm, 1470rpm or 2350rpm (figure 16). Does your saw have this adjustment feature?
No worries on pics RestoRod. Most of the mods I see on this topic is an added jack shaft with 3 to 5 stepped pulley set. To do thicker steels, you'll have to get the feet per minute down of blade speed. Basically the bigger the piece of steel - the slower the blade needs to go. Of course the choice of blade pitch will dictate all this as well.
I can't get to the saw to confirm, but AFAIR it had only a single speed. The saw is an older version so likely does not have as many features as the newer versions. I really haven't used it much since I picked it up at a garage sale for $20. It's certainly worth checking when I get home.
Yes double magnets.
Yes, sure helped when you need three hands.
Here is what Pepi ( Greg sent to me. ) I'll have to do it in "installments" so the pics stay in alignment to some degree. I also don't know the sizes of the pics so I apologize in advance for not editing them. I'll also do the write-up in the next post.
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And here the write-up is.
Hi.
Part and instruction, it is real simple, he will want a purchase a 10" pulley AKA DRIVEN PULLEY
The saw as a wood saw has a belt that goes from the top pulley or DRIVEN PULLEY to the motor pulley.
Starting remove the DRIVEN PULLEY, this pulley will be replace with a 10' pulley
The MIDDLE PULLY is the JET part, seen below. ( see manual cover)
You can see the Jet part mounted and alined. 3 holes were drilled. Long bolts and nut used to hold it in place & aline the 10in Driven pulley and middle pulley (Jet part) as seen.
Part number on the cover of the manual.
Finished install
Hope this helps, ask questions if you like, it is really a simple deal. The pulley set up seen has never change, lowest speed.
Cuts header tubing, angle, round bar, square bar, flat steel & sheet metal: 1/16 too 1/2, even a 4" think aluminum block took a while to get thru that chunk
Saw in use close to 20 years, buy good blades they last
And here are the remaining pictures that Pepi provided.
Hope the info helps, it was a good question and I want to do something similar so me helping you was self serving. :eek::LOL:
Thanks 34-40. That is exactly the information I need. I will bookmark this and compare it with my saw to see if it is compatible. Thank Pepi for me.
Hopefully this may be helpful to some other members as well.
Glad to have helped RestoRod. If and when you get more involved in this project please share some updates. And I will pass along your thanks to Greg, (Pep).