Restoring The Band Saw - Part 1

This is an old 14" Tanner wood worker's band saw which is in need of some care. In this video I start the process of restoring the band saw.

[@howder1951]

Nice restoration, it looks like a nicely built unit in great shape. Great paint choice I love the effect. Cheers!

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Thank you.

[@RB-yq7qv]

The Band saw will better then new. Like the paint real retro finish

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

I have learned how to setup the blade properly. That is the key to cutting straight and true. I will show that in the next video.

[@kimgreen6140]

Nice job. A youtube trick I found was to put the tyres in hot water first. It made a huge difference.

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Thanks for the tip.

[@BenMitro]

I like that - worth preserving and putting back into active duty.

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Thanks for watching.

[@MyMiniHomeWorkshop]

That's coming along nicely, I built a camping trailer about 20 years ago back home in Oz and painted it hammertone, it looked great. 👍

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Thanks for watching. Yes, these paints are good for uneven or pitted surfaces.

[@terrycannon570]

I love the hammer tone paint. I used it on the table for my bench top mill. The brand I used is Rust oleum. I had to spray it because when using a brush or roller it is really stringy and impossible to brush or roll on. It looks like the brand you used brushes well. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Thanks for your comments. Yes, this paint does brush on well. We also have Rust Oleum here in NZ. I use a lot of their paint in spray cans.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I really like the colour choice, there was plenty of bit to clean up mate, great job, cheers

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Thanks Matty.

[@Preso58]

Looking good Jon. Not so sure about the blue paint though. 🙄 Classic black! 😅 The worm driven tilt adjustment is a great feature.

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

I wanted to do another colour because I already had a lot of blued parts that are black. Yes, it does look a bit retro with the blue colour.

[@RobertBrown-lf8yq]

Great vid. mate 👍
Hammertone paint looks good eh?
Looking forward to seeing the next instalment .
Regards
Robert
(Oz)

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Thanks for your comments Robert.

[@testyourdesign233]

Are you going to change the pulleys to slow it down for cutting metal?

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Thanks for the question. No, I already have a metal cutting band saw for that. This band saw will be solely for cutting wood for the wood projects I will be doing in the future.

[@maxfarr4142]

Hey there, viewer from chch. Where in NZ are you? Where do you get your cold blue/selenium dioxide from in NZ?

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

Hi, I'm in Auckland.
I hope you were not affected by the earthquakes down there.
I got the Perma Blue from Reloading Direct. They were the cheapest back in April, but I now see that even their current discounted price is about $17 more than what I paid. Like everything in this country, the prices just keep going up...
reloadingdirect.co.nz/shop/gunsmithing/bluing-finishing/birchwood-casey-perma-blue-liquid-gun-blue-32oz-960ml/

[@joell439]

👍👍😎👍👍

[@thehobbymachinistnz]

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