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Wanted: Table Top Hobby Size Bandsaw
- Thread starter YYCHM
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Sure does, doesn't it. Mr Homunchuck and those 5 min severed fingers, screw driver in the eyeball safety videos at the beginning of every class LOL.
Videos? Wait... those weren't invented yet. Safety films.
Brian H
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Just my .02. I purchased a Milwaukee porta band and mounted it in a bench vise. I had a horrible time at first blades would only make a couple cuts then break. I stumbled across Lennox blades on sale at Lowes and after using them for the weekend I went and cleaned off the shelf.(the associate said they were clearing them out and were discontinuing them) I just put my second blade on and its been close to a year.
Mine is a kwik cut as well. Made in Canada (Manitoba)
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Mine has a 1/3 hp motor which is also mounted "poorly ". I'm addressing that this afternoon
1/3 seems fine for what I'm cutting, as the is little or no binding
For blades I just ordered from kbc as they have a power hacksaw specific blade (starret). Blade was about 20 bucks
The blade will need a tweak to fit (Grind a profile)
The blades it came with are from COOP but I haven't seen anything that sturdy anywhere until I found the kbc blade
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1/3 seems fine for what I'm cutting, as the is little or no binding
For blades I just ordered from kbc as they have a power hacksaw specific blade (starret). Blade was about 20 bucks
The blade will need a tweak to fit (Grind a profile)
The blades it came with are from COOP but I haven't seen anything that sturdy anywhere until I found the kbc blade
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Well since you asked. [emoji51]
1954 ford NAA tractor. Was trying to loosen a bolt on the generator -- pinched thumb against the frame when it broke loose.
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1954 ford NAA tractor. Was trying to loosen a bolt on the generator -- pinched thumb against the frame when it broke loose.
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Congrats! I just rewired mine last night -- modifying it to include a belt tensioner tonight. Cut some 1" x 2" solid bar last night, nice and smooth.
I'd be interested in pulley diameters on yours (to get an idea of strokes/minute). Anything larger than a 1" on the motor makes mine stupid fast. I may increase the main pulley to got a bigger one on the back end.
Looks like regular hacksaw blades, the ones I have a pretty beefy
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Sounds like an old steam engine when it's running.
Hey Kevin, could you please provide a link to the KBC blade you mentioned. Looks like I need one.
Doesn't cut straight in the vertical. Does ok on the horizontal.
Or is this a different issue.
Here is a link to the parent page Hacksaw Page KBC
I went with the Starrett brand, part # 1-856-40098
The blade length is measure hole-center to hole-center, so 12".
I went with the Starrett brand, part # 1-856-40098
The blade length is measure hole-center to hole-center, so 12".