07-12-2013, 05:05 PM
Hi,
Well said Big Al; it too was very pleasant in bed for me until I got up at 05:30 to face the world?
Just got to fell and process your trees Lawrence; easier said than done and anything to do with trees is hard graft; the bigger the tree the harder the graft? Don't you have to air dry the timber for a year before it's suitable for burning?
I've only owned this Wilmac bandsaw a short while having bought it through eBay as "Seller refurbished" I've just looked at the original posting on eBay which I won't expose but I can expose the description as thus;
-------------The Wilmac 12 inch bandsaw was made in Stirling Scotland. Quite rare to find now, they were built to a high standard, having a very rigid cast iron frame, able to support high blade tensions without flexing. There are precision, hardened steel blade guides above and below the tilting table, together with new shielded thrust bearings. Taperlock "A" section drive pulley.Both wheels have been fitted with new sealed bearings and new rubber tyres. Trestle stand is included, but not the motor. An industrial quality machine, which has been fully rebuilt. Quite a different article from the modern pressed steel units. I have been using it coupled to a 3/4hp. 3 phase motor and inverter, which allowed me to resaw 6" oak, but any motor between 1/2 and 1hp would do the job.--------------
I've now had time to think about this restoration. It's possible the original main-shaft is actually not the original because I don't know of any engineering company who would over-run a key-way right under the bearings weakening the bearing seating and this could be the reason for the worn main-shaft? As to the broken main bearing casting flange; it's likely the previous owner had not removed the housing because the original paint remained on the set screws and nuts so in order to replace both bearings he must have simply pounded them out by drifting with an hammer totally unaware of the damage caused; yes new tyres have recently been installed but left untrue.
Not my idea of what I would even loosely consider a machine rebuild so hopefully my TLC will make a lot of difference. I've used this bandsaw a few weeks and even in its poor condition with a well worn blade it gave a reasonable performance; what's it going to perform like once it's fully restored?
Kind regards, Col.
Well said Big Al; it too was very pleasant in bed for me until I got up at 05:30 to face the world?
Just got to fell and process your trees Lawrence; easier said than done and anything to do with trees is hard graft; the bigger the tree the harder the graft? Don't you have to air dry the timber for a year before it's suitable for burning?
I've only owned this Wilmac bandsaw a short while having bought it through eBay as "Seller refurbished" I've just looked at the original posting on eBay which I won't expose but I can expose the description as thus;
-------------The Wilmac 12 inch bandsaw was made in Stirling Scotland. Quite rare to find now, they were built to a high standard, having a very rigid cast iron frame, able to support high blade tensions without flexing. There are precision, hardened steel blade guides above and below the tilting table, together with new shielded thrust bearings. Taperlock "A" section drive pulley.Both wheels have been fitted with new sealed bearings and new rubber tyres. Trestle stand is included, but not the motor. An industrial quality machine, which has been fully rebuilt. Quite a different article from the modern pressed steel units. I have been using it coupled to a 3/4hp. 3 phase motor and inverter, which allowed me to resaw 6" oak, but any motor between 1/2 and 1hp would do the job.--------------
I've now had time to think about this restoration. It's possible the original main-shaft is actually not the original because I don't know of any engineering company who would over-run a key-way right under the bearings weakening the bearing seating and this could be the reason for the worn main-shaft? As to the broken main bearing casting flange; it's likely the previous owner had not removed the housing because the original paint remained on the set screws and nuts so in order to replace both bearings he must have simply pounded them out by drifting with an hammer totally unaware of the damage caused; yes new tyres have recently been installed but left untrue.
Not my idea of what I would even loosely consider a machine rebuild so hopefully my TLC will make a lot of difference. I've used this bandsaw a few weeks and even in its poor condition with a well worn blade it gave a reasonable performance; what's it going to perform like once it's fully restored?
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
