15-08-2013, 07:51 AM
Hi,
Many thanks Lawrence for adding such a detailed explanation.
My Startrite Volant is not the usual sized bandsaw to see in a home workshop; with a 24" throat; ten speed; band welder and grinder its certainly not a toy and with the correct band installed will cut just about anything I can throw at it.
http://www.cottandco.com/lots/startrite-...bandsaw--1
Mine is the same model in the link above and I'm pleased I've found this link because I can now clearly see what the original sliding guide looks like; I knew the guide would attach in the slot to the front of the table so now I can make one quite easily. On narrow band saws it's impossibly to set such a guide and leave it set; as the band ages a "lead" is set up allowing the kerf (cut) to wander either to the right or left so this needs to be taken into account. I rebuilt and resprayed my Startrite when I first bought it.
I've tried using the onboard welder and all I've managed to do so far is to heat the band to anneal but not actually weld. This is possibly my fault in not fully understanding the procedure so I need to practice more; the band grinder works OK.
This Startrite is a big piece of kit occupying a rather large footprint but it is so useful I'll not let it go; it is powered from my home made 3 phase installation and a delightful machine to use.
What price range do the wide bands fall into Lawrence; for my Startrite I've seen metal cutting bands up to £38 each; at the moment I'm running half inch bands for general purpose use cutting both metal and timber.
If I correctly set up this Startrite with a suitable wood cutting band and decent guides I'm pretty sure it would cut veneer without much trouble. For ripping timber my preferred and much quicker machine is my Startrite sawbench which is part of my combination machine. For cross cutting timber I have a big mitre saw with a 3" x 12" capacity.
If I don't play with these machines for a while I suffer withdrawal symptoms; even if I don't have any work to put through them I will run them up for a short while just to keep them in good order.
It's a good job we don't get our legs slapped for slightly wandering off topic? This is a great forum and because we are allowed to wander so far off topic lots of useful and interesting information appears which otherwise would be missed.
Kind regards, Col.
Many thanks Lawrence for adding such a detailed explanation.
My Startrite Volant is not the usual sized bandsaw to see in a home workshop; with a 24" throat; ten speed; band welder and grinder its certainly not a toy and with the correct band installed will cut just about anything I can throw at it.
http://www.cottandco.com/lots/startrite-...bandsaw--1
Mine is the same model in the link above and I'm pleased I've found this link because I can now clearly see what the original sliding guide looks like; I knew the guide would attach in the slot to the front of the table so now I can make one quite easily. On narrow band saws it's impossibly to set such a guide and leave it set; as the band ages a "lead" is set up allowing the kerf (cut) to wander either to the right or left so this needs to be taken into account. I rebuilt and resprayed my Startrite when I first bought it.
I've tried using the onboard welder and all I've managed to do so far is to heat the band to anneal but not actually weld. This is possibly my fault in not fully understanding the procedure so I need to practice more; the band grinder works OK.
This Startrite is a big piece of kit occupying a rather large footprint but it is so useful I'll not let it go; it is powered from my home made 3 phase installation and a delightful machine to use.
What price range do the wide bands fall into Lawrence; for my Startrite I've seen metal cutting bands up to £38 each; at the moment I'm running half inch bands for general purpose use cutting both metal and timber.
If I correctly set up this Startrite with a suitable wood cutting band and decent guides I'm pretty sure it would cut veneer without much trouble. For ripping timber my preferred and much quicker machine is my Startrite sawbench which is part of my combination machine. For cross cutting timber I have a big mitre saw with a 3" x 12" capacity.
If I don't play with these machines for a while I suffer withdrawal symptoms; even if I don't have any work to put through them I will run them up for a short while just to keep them in good order.
It's a good job we don't get our legs slapped for slightly wandering off topic? This is a great forum and because we are allowed to wander so far off topic lots of useful and interesting information appears which otherwise would be missed.
Kind regards, Col.
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