How about a home built or cheap tool modification thread?

[pepi]

Anyone interested in turning a wood band saw into a metal cutter? I converted a 10in delta into one, let me know I'll post the pictures. V Astroracer what's up with the HF orange, home made tools deserve better then that.

[rspears]

Anyone interested in turning a wood band saw into a metal cutter? I converted a 10in delta into one, let me know I'll post the pictures. V Astroracer what's up with the HF orange, home made tools deserve better then that.

Sure Greg, post 'em! I've got an older (better) Craftsman 12", and I seem to remember that the instructions with it said something about cutting the drive pulley down 1/2 size from OEM to slow it down?

[RestoRod]

Anyone interested in turning a wood band saw into a metal cutter? I converted a 10in delta into one, let me know I'll post the pictures. .

Sorry for reviving a very old thread and I know that Pepi hasn't been active here for over a year but this is a subject of interest to me and hopefully others.
I am lying here in hospital recovering from an illness so I had some time to check out some old subscriptions and found this question which was never answered.

If Pepi is still around I for one would like to see his method. If not, perhaps another member has made this conversion and can add to this thread or show us how in his own thread.
This thread deserves to be bumped in any case.

[34_40]

Sorry for reviving a very old thread and I know that Pepi hasn't been active here for over a year but this is a subject of interest to me and hopefully others.
I am lying here in hospital recovering from an illness so I had some time to check out some old subscriptions and found this question which was never answered.

If Pepi is still around I for one would like to see his method. If not, perhaps another member has made this conversion and can add to this thread or show us how in his own thread.
This thread deserves to be bumped in any case.

I "Chat" with him on another forum and will ask him if you'd like.
I was going to do the conversion on a older Craftsman saw by adding a "jackshaft" with additional pulleys to slow the blade speed down. On the craftsman there was actually a separate "kit" to do this. There are also many videos on U-tube to do this also.

Some measures are needed so you get the feet per minute (fpm) into the right ranges for different materials, usually steel being the slowest.

[RestoRod]

I "Chat" with him on another forum and will ask him if you'd like.
I was going to do the conversion on a older Craftsman saw by adding a "jackshaft" with additional pulleys to slow the blade speed down. On the craftsman there was actually a separate "kit" to do this. There are also many videos on U-tube to do this also.

Some measures are needed so you get the feet per minute (fpm) into the right ranges for different materials, usually steel being the slowest.

That would be great. I have a wood cutting jigsaw that I would love to convert and really like Pepi's work.

[34_40]

That would be great. I have a wood cutting jigsaw that I would love to convert and really like Pepi's work.

I thought you might say that! LOL.. As soon as I get a reply to a pm ( I already asked him last night) I'll let you know his answer.

[34_40]

That would be great. I have a wood cutting jigsaw that I would love to convert and really like Pepi's work.

I hadn't heard a reply to the pm I sent so I sent an e-mail direct. All I can do at the moment.