Vintage Bandsaw Cast Tilting Table Repair & Overview "mr factotum"

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  • @SteveMonk1956
    @SteveMonk1956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Proper old school fix, pure genius.

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Steve
      Thanks for watching and feedback, appreciated
      regards
      Kev

  • @MANNIE1973
    @MANNIE1973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Mr. F, that's a very good restoration job on the bandsaw. A nice little useful machine to have in the workshop.
    Regards,
    Emanuel

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks emanuel
      appreciate your feedback
      see you next time
      take care
      mr f

  • @hpevans9041
    @hpevans9041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can’t beat a bit of Mr Sheene

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marvellous, bloody marvellous. Thanks for watching
      regards
      Kev

  • @steved8038
    @steved8038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice repair on the table made it back into a good little band saw,always worth keeping odd bits of metal!.

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      For sure! SD
      thanks for watching
      regards
      mr f

  • @SteamerEdge
    @SteamerEdge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Greetings from Cape Town, love following your channel, this was very interesting and an ingenious repair. I have an almost identical Burgess Bandsaw . I think mine might be an even earlier version than that one, it is almost identical but has a Chain and sprocket drive on the bottom right pulley in place of your v -belt drive. My Bandsaw is also absolutely in original condition and it is still used regularly in my workshop. It was passed on to me by my late Uncle in the 1980's, I am now 61, and I recall seeing my Bandsaw in in my Uncle's workshop in the 1960's. They certainly don't make machines to that standard these days. - front cover label ""Burgess Bandsaw Company Hinckley England.""

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi SE
      Great story and thanks for watching and commenting, you can't beat old vintage machinery, well built and repairable.
      Just wondered if the chain and sprockets make more noise than the belt versions.
      see you next time
      take care
      mr f

  • @robscully3312
    @robscully3312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great repair Mr F.

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      cheers rob
      appreciate the feedback
      mr f

  • @oldschoolengineer58
    @oldschoolengineer58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    EYUP Mr F Sound repair Nicely Done!

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ey'up roy
      nice to hear from you, thanks, watch out for my first official steam test on loco and my first drive of a steam loco. Should be up in a week or so.
      regards
      mr f

  • @MyHeap
    @MyHeap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice repair Mr. F. I have a floor model band saw that has broken trunions on the rotating table. I don't know how i need to fix mine. Thank you for sharing sir!
    Joe

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks joe
      Hope you get the repair sorted, thanks for watching
      see you next time
      take care
      mr f

  • @campingstoveman
    @campingstoveman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent job

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks CSM
      glad you liked and appreciate the feedback
      regards
      mr f

  • @chrisstephens6673
    @chrisstephens6673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What ho Mr F,
    Nice save and you are absolutely right about conserving as opposed to restoring.
    Those 3 wheelers had a bit of a reputation for blade snapping, allegedly because of the 3 sharp bend around the wheels, but i suspect more likely to be inferior blades and improper or clumsy use. When getting new blades, like a metal cutting bandsaw, get bimetal ones and from a country without a "C" in the name.😉
    Re the knob on top, on my rarely used wood bandsaw i converted the tension knob to one i could rapidly wind with an index finger. I never liked leaving it with a blade under tension, especially as it has polymer wheels and a normal knob was too tedious keep setting before and after use.
    ATB
    c

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hi chris
      nice to hear from you, (i'm not going to mention the voodoo subject🤞)
      Good idea about tensioner.
      yes the ROC blades are made of chocolate. So on the look out for some good quality ones. Mind you i don't think i will use it very often either, but its nice to have for the odd job.
      Stay tuned for my soon to be released first official steam test and me being let loose for the first time under steam power.!!🚂🚂 in a week or so's time.
      regards
      mr f

    • @chrisstephens6673
      @chrisstephens6673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrFactotum looking forward to the steam trial, have you made another name plate yet for the youtube fans?

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrisstephens6673 cheers chris. not yet ?

  • @RetroSteamTech
    @RetroSteamTech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant repair Kev 👍👍👍 From the look of it the MK1 was a better made machine, I really like the metal pulleys. Cheers, Alan.

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks 👍 Yes metal pulleys, but a cheapo plastic end cover, i think yours was aluminium, wasn't it. I do use it on wood, now and again, and can produce accurate work, but can't help cursing it to go faster, also i think on my model and maybe yours the blades are not a common size, i think.
      cheers Kev

    • @RetroSteamTech
      @RetroSteamTech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrFactotum From the research I've done the blade can be 1/4", 3/8" or a 1/2" on the Mark2. Cheers, Alan.

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RetroSteamTech ok Alan, not so much the width but the circumference i believe is diificult to find, see how you get on.
      cheers
      Kev

    • @RetroSteamTech
      @RetroSteamTech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrFactotum Blades for the Mark 2 are 56 1/2 inches. Various sellers on ebay sell them. Cheers, Alan.

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RetroSteamTech Hi Alan thanks , im pretty sure mine are 54" , i will have to check that one,
      cheers
      Kev

  • @williamsworkshopuk
    @williamsworkshopuk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice - I like your approach, no need to make it look new! Are these better than the hexacut mechanical hacksaws? I assumed the hexacut (for example) would be smaller and do what I needed it, but it looks like a small bandsaw might work better?

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hi ww
      this i bought for wood mainly, not sure how it would fair on metal?? may be non ferrous would be ok.
      i think the hexacut would be better for steel, i'm pretty sure.
      its finding one for a reasonable price thats the problem.
      regards
      mr f

  • @tom_tom_go
    @tom_tom_go 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a result with the scrap piece of aluminium!

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      cheers ttg
      appreciated
      mr f

    • @tom_tom_go
      @tom_tom_go 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I use to clean my bikes with furniture polish!

  • @bclare2544
    @bclare2544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No more cardio workouts Mr F.

    • @MrFactotum
      @MrFactotum  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh yes, this is mainly for wood, i'm still on cardio vascular on metal, got no choice ive a stash of sandvik blades to use, i don't want them to get cobwebs on.!!!🤣
      thanks for watching, official steam test and my first experience driving steam, coming soon!!!!
      regards
      mr f