The gear drive I added to my homemade band saw worked, but was insanely noisy. It was bad enough that I decided to return it to the belt drive, but with a flat multi-V belt this time AND pulleys that are 3D printed.
Why? Because I can and I’m curious to see how well 3D printed parts stand up to real world usage. No they are not as durable as “proper” pulleys, but they are a tiny fraction of the cost and can be designed and made to the size you need. That is a HUGE upside for someone who makes his own tools because it takes away the limit of working with what you can find.
Next I rebuilt the table and trunnions. This time I used 1/4″ thick aluminum plate for the parts to make it extra strong.
Why? For practice, mainly. I have at least one big machine build coming up that I’ll be making from the same aluminum in the same way, so I need to get good at using the software and the metal cutting CNC to limit the mistakes I make on the bigger project.
The new table is a major improvement over the 3D printed one AND the original one made from plywood. It’s solid, durable and easy to adjust, plus the aluminum is a lot slicker and doesn’t “grip” the stock as it’s being pushed into the blade. It can be anodized to make it even tougher (or dye it a different colour), but I like the “frosted” look it gets from sanding it with a random orbit sander.
The CNC I made for metal work:
https://youtu.be/AmvjcZmxOjQ
The original build video for the band saw:
https://youtu.be/-hVw8mpt9N0
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The gear drive I added to my homemade band saw worked, but was insanely noisy. It was bad enough that I decided to return it to the belt drive, but with a flat multi-V belt this time AND pulleys that are 3D printed.
Why? Because I can and I'm curious to see how well 3D printed parts stand up to real world usage. No they are not as durable as "proper" pulleys, but they are a tiny fraction of the cost and can be designed and made to the size you need. That is a HUGE upside for someone who makes his own tools because it takes away the limit of working with what you can find.
Next I rebuilt the table and trunnions. This time I used 1/4" thick aluminum plate for the parts to make it extra strong.
Why? For practice, mainly. I have at least one big machine build coming up that I'll be making from the same aluminum in the same way, so I need to get good at using the software and the metal cutting CNC to limit the mistakes I make on the bigger project.
The new table is a major improvement over the 3D printed one AND the original one made from plywood. It's solid, durable and easy to adjust, plus the aluminum is a lot slicker and doesn't "grip" the stock as it's being pushed into the blade. It can be anodized to make it even tougher (or dye it a different colour), but I like the "frosted" look it gets from sanding it with a random orbit sander.
The CNC I made for metal work:
https://youtu.be/AmvjcZmxOjQ
The original build video for the band saw:
https://youtu.be/-hVw8mpt9N0
Excellent video and project John. Table looks really amazing. No doubt that the pullies will outlast you ( and I wish you a long and happy life 😁). I would really like to go into 3D printing like you, but the learning curve will be steeper for me I think ( never played around with sketchup ) and I just don't have the time to put in it now. Nevertheless great video I really enjoyed it. 👍
UNGUARDED DISK haha
It's fascinating to see these great ideas.
Good job, it looks great! Imperial screws countersink is 82 degrees, metric is 90.
I hope plans will be made available, and I wish you would offer the fabricated parts.– that looks like something I would really enjoy building!
Nice. Agree that orbitally sanded aluminum (and stainless) is a cool look – different for each grit.
I'm still amazed that your sander still works.
It would be nice if there was some sort of battery adapter so you could run the CNC from mains power.
Fantastic, i like 3D printed hardware used for what its capable of.
Emphasis on the "unguarded disk" was gold… 😉
I remember your video when you made that. I would love to make one like that. PS: I really like your videos.
Great Update to the Bandsaw !!!!
Man, u r rili cool.
John, have you ever used the greenlee drill and tap bit. I’ve used them for a number of years and they work well.
Very nice update to that band saw John! 👍👍
I will never do this but I loved watching you do it. Thanks John.
Great job! Your trick with the counter balanced drillpress for tapping is so clever!
love the combination of 3D printed plastic, CNC'd aluminum, and wood/cut lumber. really cool build