I've been searching for a reasonably priced, local bandsaw on and off for a number of years now. In the meantime, I've bought two power hacksaws at auctions - only to sell one of them, and list the other recently for sale. After using bandsaws, I can't say that the power hacksaw is a good comparison in my opinion. I'm sure there are good arguments for each, but ask me after I've owned my new toy for a while.
If you're in SW Ontario, Canada and looking for an old gem...
http://owensound.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-equipment-Craftsman-Power-Hacksaw-W0QQAdIdZ135133483
Anyway, here it is in all it's glory. Waiting patiently to be moved into it's new home.
It looks to me to be a pretty run-of-the-mill 4x6 bandsaw, and I'm told that it's at least 15 years old. Not sure what the spec'ed weight of these are, but if I were to design such a thing, I'd surely not put that much weight on top of those little stick legs. I had a bit of a chuckle when I saw that one of the bends on each leg is done with hinges - no doubt to make them fit better on the boat (correct me if there's a better reason for these).
Considering that these currently list for about $250 US (plus S&H, plus tax, plus, plus), I was content with my haggled purchase price of $120 CAD. It definitely needs a bit of cleanup and care, but that's part of the fun, isn't it? The front handwheel was broken, and I've read that these are pretty useless anyway and should be replaced by something heavier.
The funnier thing I noticed was that the blade is mounted in reverse. Despite that big arrow on the top casting pointing the other direction. No doubt the reason for this is that the motor is turning the wrong way too.
Now, I'm pretty sure that you can't just switch the wires on an AC motor like you can on a DC motor... so can anyone tell me if there's an easy way to change the rotation direction of a motor like this? I have another motor that would probably mount, but I'll have to check it's direction first.
-Sparky
If you're in SW Ontario, Canada and looking for an old gem...
http://owensound.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-equipment-Craftsman-Power-Hacksaw-W0QQAdIdZ135133483
Anyway, here it is in all it's glory. Waiting patiently to be moved into it's new home.
It looks to me to be a pretty run-of-the-mill 4x6 bandsaw, and I'm told that it's at least 15 years old. Not sure what the spec'ed weight of these are, but if I were to design such a thing, I'd surely not put that much weight on top of those little stick legs. I had a bit of a chuckle when I saw that one of the bends on each leg is done with hinges - no doubt to make them fit better on the boat (correct me if there's a better reason for these).
Considering that these currently list for about $250 US (plus S&H, plus tax, plus, plus), I was content with my haggled purchase price of $120 CAD. It definitely needs a bit of cleanup and care, but that's part of the fun, isn't it? The front handwheel was broken, and I've read that these are pretty useless anyway and should be replaced by something heavier.
The funnier thing I noticed was that the blade is mounted in reverse. Despite that big arrow on the top casting pointing the other direction. No doubt the reason for this is that the motor is turning the wrong way too.
Now, I'm pretty sure that you can't just switch the wires on an AC motor like you can on a DC motor... so can anyone tell me if there's an easy way to change the rotation direction of a motor like this? I have another motor that would probably mount, but I'll have to check it's direction first.
-Sparky