I have thoroughly enjoyed this whole series. Building functional upgrades out of what’s on hand is awesome. I have been “accumulating “ my own junkyard/repurpose pile that I frequent when fabricating stuff. Gonna be making these upgrades as well to the same saw I just purchased yesterday. Thx for taking the time to make the vids and share.
Watching you make this is why I like and subscribe to your channel. It's not flashy (no pun intended) like so many other channels. I appreciate the simple, down to earth methods you use. I get the sense that we are a lot alike in that we're both frugal and tend to use what ever we have or find to accomplish the task. That's a quality that I believe will serve us well. Take care Phil.
Thanks for the vid Phil. I like the idea of sloping the tray to dump to the bucket. It wouldn't have occurred to me to try sanding a metal edge that thin. Love the lack of tools required to r&r the tray. I'm excited to try building your stand design now.
Have you thought about installing a oiler ? And by the way I like all 8 of your videos. I have done a few things too mine but a bit different than you did. But yours gave me the idea’s. Thanks
2-things that would turn it in to a "real" horizontal band saw. = Hydraulic down feed. Flood coolant. Put on a Bibetal 10-14 blade and you have a full industrial grade saw. (How do I know? Ours is over 30 years old; We have a 6 year old Kalamazoo horizontal and a Powermatic and the little HF 6x4 is the GO TO saw. for all the guys. It gets used most of the time, even for production work. It gets an average of 20 hours a week and we only lost a motor, a belt and only gone through 1 set of bearings and a worm wheel (Just replaced the 30+ year old ones last month.) So much for the nimrods that saw HF sells nothing with a plug and cord that is any good. Anyway, should not have done the chip pan without coolant in mind.
I definitely thought about it. But the extra time it would have taken to fabricate a proper tray for a coolant system wasn't worth it for me. I've never cut anything with it that's thick enough or hard enough to require coolant. That's why I didn't want to spend much time on it. If that changes, then I'll add a coolant system. Plus, I have access to a cold saw at work when I need it. A hydraulic down feed would also be nice, but it's not needed for the kinds of things I cut with it. Thank you for sharing your experience with the saw.
It both cools and lubricates the blade which helps reduce vibration and increase accuracy. It also helps the blade last longer. Cutting certain materials can generate a lot of heat depending on thickness and hardness. I don't know what thickness would require coolant with mild steel. It depends on how much heat is generated.
@@BudgetPhil I have a rare 20% off HF coupon and they have a brand name "supercut" 10-14TPI bandsaw blade which I am thinking to purchase tomorrow. I made an assessment and the biggest I'm going to cut probably is going to be quarter inch tubing. A coolant system sounds good in theory but I believe it would be overkill in my use case.
I occasionally cut 3 inch pipe with 1/4 inch wall thickness on my bandsaw and it seems fine to me with no coolant. Although, if I was cutting pipe with it all day long, I would probably install a coolant system. If the wall thickness of your tubing is pretty thin, you may want to try a higher TPI blade. I think it's recommended that two to three teeth be cutting at all times. I can't remember, but I once stripped a bunch of teeth off a portable band saw blade accidentally while cutting some material that was too thin.
Thank you very much for making these series of videos. Very helpful and well detailed.
Great little project needed by anyone having a band saw. Thanks for sharing and take care.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this whole series. Building functional upgrades out of what’s on hand is awesome. I have been “accumulating “ my own junkyard/repurpose pile that I frequent when fabricating stuff. Gonna be making these upgrades as well to the same saw I just purchased yesterday. Thx for taking the time to make the vids and share.
You're welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
Watching you make this is why I like and subscribe to your channel. It's not flashy (no pun intended) like so many other channels. I appreciate the simple, down to earth methods you use. I get the sense that we are a lot alike in that we're both frugal and tend to use what ever we have or find to accomplish the task. That's a quality that I believe will serve us well. Take care Phil.
Thanks man. I agree, frugality is a valuable quality that helps us do more with less.
Awesome video as usual that tray will save so much time for clean up no more shavings everywhere
Thank you
So excited for part 9 keep it up!
Awesome video series, love your editing style and ingenuity
Thank you
Good idea. I'll be checking out the rest of your videos, I'm getting ready to make some improvements to my saw as well. I subscribed.
Thank you
ALL OF THE PARTS FROM 1-8 ARE AWESOME I WISH I KNEW HOW TO WELD SO I WILL HAVE TO USE WOOD TO STRENGTHEN MY TABLE LOL
Thank you.
Thanks for getting back
Thanks for the vid Phil. I like the idea of sloping the tray to dump to the bucket. It wouldn't have occurred to me to try sanding a metal edge that thin. Love the lack of tools required to r&r the tray. I'm excited to try building your stand design now.
i realize Im kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good website to stream new movies online ?
@Coen Kaden flixportal =)
@Mathias Zayd thank you, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I appreciate it !
@Coen Kaden No problem =)
Great idea to take care of the saw dust.
Thank you
👍😎👍. Time for part 9?? 😉
Thank you. I'll be back in the shop this fall and part 9 will come soon after.
@@BudgetPhil I'll be here when you're ready to share 😊. Hope your summer goes well.
Have you thought about installing a oiler ? And by the way I like all 8 of your videos. I have done a few things too mine but a bit different than you did. But yours gave me the idea’s. Thanks
Thank you. I have considered using a lubrication system but haven't needed one yet. They can be pretty messy
I'm #530
Thank you.
2-things that would turn it in to a "real" horizontal band saw. = Hydraulic down feed. Flood coolant.
Put on a Bibetal 10-14 blade and you have a full industrial grade saw. (How do I know? Ours is over 30 years old; We have a 6 year old Kalamazoo horizontal and a Powermatic and the little HF 6x4 is the GO TO saw. for all the guys. It gets used most of the time, even for production work. It gets an average of 20 hours a week and we only lost a motor, a belt and only gone through 1 set of bearings and a worm wheel (Just replaced the 30+ year old ones last month.)
So much for the nimrods that saw HF sells nothing with a plug and cord that is any good.
Anyway, should not have done the chip pan without coolant in mind.
I definitely thought about it. But the extra time it would have taken to fabricate a proper tray for a coolant system wasn't worth it for me. I've never cut anything with it that's thick enough or hard enough to require coolant. That's why I didn't want to spend much time on it. If that changes, then I'll add a coolant system. Plus, I have access to a cold saw at work when I need it. A hydraulic down feed would also be nice, but it's not needed for the kinds of things I cut with it. Thank you for sharing your experience with the saw.
When is a coolant system really needed? Is it just to cut faster for production or there is a thickness above which is simply not good to cut without?
It both cools and lubricates the blade which helps reduce vibration and increase accuracy. It also helps the blade last longer. Cutting certain materials can generate a lot of heat depending on thickness and hardness. I don't know what thickness would require coolant with mild steel. It depends on how much heat is generated.
@@BudgetPhil I have a rare 20% off HF coupon and they have a brand name "supercut" 10-14TPI bandsaw blade which I am thinking to purchase tomorrow. I made an assessment and the biggest I'm going to cut probably is going to be quarter inch tubing. A coolant system sounds good in theory but I believe it would be overkill in my use case.
I occasionally cut 3 inch pipe with 1/4 inch wall thickness on my bandsaw and it seems fine to me with no coolant. Although, if I was cutting pipe with it all day long, I would probably install a coolant system. If the wall thickness of your tubing is pretty thin, you may want to try a higher TPI blade. I think it's recommended that two to three teeth be cutting at all times. I can't remember, but I once stripped a bunch of teeth off a portable band saw blade accidentally while cutting some material that was too thin.