Todays shop time.

[Big Barn]

A rotary brush at a slight angle is a good blade cleaner. Still a mess no matter what though.

I have a couple of die grinder brushes with 1/4” shanks. Have to figure out a type of bearing/mount.....I'm open to suggestions.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I have a couple of die grinder brushes with 1/4” shanks. Have to figure out a type of bearing/mount.....I'm open to suggestions.

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You could also just rig a small hose to run a wee bit of compressed air thru and point down on the blade just past the metal you're cutting. Probably only take about 10 psi worth to do a decent job. Saws are messy. Especially when you use coolant. Nobody likes to clean up saws. I would put that task up there next to hand weeding.

 

[Big Barn]

Kyle: good idea on the compressed air. I considered it for cooling AND the chip clearing abilities but to do properly I would want to add a solenoid to coincide its use with the blade's operation.

I removed the coolant set up on my current horizontal bandsaw years ago. As you said it was way too messy. I've had good results with a wax stick for years. However this Ellis has rubber tired drive/idler wheels as opposed to most metal bandsaws I've seen which have bare cast iron wheels.

I'm wondering if the "gumminess" of the wax lube mixed with swarf is going to accelerate the deterioration of the rubber tire.

New Ellis machines come with a rotary brush and I think the air setup for blade cooling is optional.

 

[KubotainNH]

Nice setup. Is it odd that tools make me drool?

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Nice setup. Is it odd that tools make me drool?

No it's not... Unless I'm odd too. :drink:

 

[4570Man]

I pulled the bed of an old truck I had and pulled the boom of an old case backhoe. The bed is getting cut down to 10 feet and going on the uhaul I bought a while back. The boom got pulled off for other work on the backhoe.

 

[Big Barn]

Did the 6 month service on my Dyson vac yesterday.





No personal injuries to report. Another safe day.

 

[dragoneggs]

Did the 6 month service on my Dyson vac yesterday.

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No personal injuries to report. Another safe day.

Shoot... I am about 5 1/2 years behind schedule on my Dyson!

 

[Big Barn]

Shoot... I am about 5 1/2 years behind schedule on my Dyson!

I said I performed the "6 month service", Mark. I didn't mention when I last did it.

 

[KubotainNH]

Did the 6 month service on my Dyson vac yesterday.

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No personal injuries to report. Another safe day.

The color of that vac clashes with the manliness of the rest of the picture. I call foul.