Bandsaw mill plans?

fishpharmer · October 12, 2013, 10:03:43 PM

Valley Ranch, welcome to FF. There are several ways to accomplish castor and camber adjustment. I used a "dual plane" hinged contraption on my moveable side. The drive shaft side has pillow block bearings bolted to slotted bases. It took some shimming and sliding to get it adjusted correctly.

I am guessing your building to the Rake plans?

Look forward to the pics...

valley ranch · October 14, 2013, 01:31:33 PM

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valley ranch · October 14, 2013, 01:33:59 PM

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valley ranch · October 14, 2013, 01:40:26 PM

Darn ! It's a two post mill with pulleys. I'll have to have wifey help with pictures.

valley ranch · October 14, 2013, 04:18:36 PM

OK, I built this a while back, I just found I had this, Kholer 18, up on the hill. What I did here was from a picture on Diybandmill. I liked this type over the 4 posters.

Richard

valley ranch · October 14, 2013, 04:31:38 PM

I've looked around the forum but have seen no clear photos of an install of band wheels. Maybe I just don't know how to navigate the site yet. When people ask a question there are lots of answers but few pictures. Like I've said, I'll look around more. I started the engine yesterday, sounds good. Thanks
Richard

beenthere · October 14, 2013, 05:30:56 PM

Quote from: valley ranch on October 14, 2013, 01:40:26 PM
Darn ! It's a two post mill with pulleys. I'll have to have wifey help with pictures.

Well, looks like ya did good on the pics. Glad to see that. 8)
Knew ya could..

WmFritz · October 14, 2013, 10:46:14 PM

I'll try to get some photos of my band wheel axle mounts tomorrow.

WmFritz · October 15, 2013, 02:39:07 PM

Will these help?

The first two pictures show an adjusting bolt on each pillow block on the drive wheel.

Here is the inside view of the drive pulley.

This pic shows the idler wheel. I only used one adjuster on this side.

After I got the wheels running true with the band, I haven't had to touch any of the adjustments.

valley ranch · October 15, 2013, 04:09:38 PM

Thanks, I'll study these and see if I can visualize how to apply it to my tower. I installed one side, fixed side, pillow blocks and shaft. but I'm not happy with it, don't think it will be easy to adjust.

Did you make you mill? Does the square tubing go all the way across the mill tower to the other side, to where the other wheel is attached? Thanks again.

Richard

WmFritz · October 15, 2013, 10:32:46 PM

Richard, I made my mill. The wheel assemblies are set on two 2" tubes. On the idler side, there are two 2 1/2 tubes that slide on the end for the band tensioner. There are two pillow blocks on each end. I should've taken more pictures while I was assembling but I was rushing a bit. :-\

I'll try to load the few I have that may show better detail.

WmFritz · October 15, 2013, 10:57:38 PM

Here's my carriage in primer. The two tubes painted orange are for the wheel assembly.

Just under the c-channel you can make out the tensioner bolt.

Idler wheel

Drive wheel

Idler wheel

valley ranch · October 16, 2013, 12:09:31 PM

Thanks, having these pictures will help. I'm stalled right now, I'll look over the pictures and such available to me and see if I can get things and myself together. Are those pulleys or bandwheel?
Thankyou Richard

fishpharmer · October 16, 2013, 03:00:44 PM

Here's a few more pics of a different design...drive side below

idler side pre paint, later modified.

Super high tech tensioning system...

improved castor/camber pictures

Hope that gives you some other ideas, shoot me a pm if you need some more pics.

WmFritz · October 16, 2013, 05:17:13 PM

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Are those pulleys or bandwheel?

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http://linnlumber.com/page17.html

I used the 19" bandwheels and 14" pulley.

valley ranch · October 23, 2013, 06:18:51 PM

For the band wheel attachment I had planned to use, no photo just now, a single 3"X 3" tube with plate welded on the drive side with pillow blocks, on the adjustable side a single 3"X 3" X 1/4" tubing with 2 1/2" square inside, with a plate welded vertically on which the pillow blocks would be bolted. I figured on the first adjustment shimming and tilting the pillow blocks would do the trick. I have this material ready to use. I'm now thinking over if this would require me to adjust each time I change the blade. Hope you can picture this from my description.

Now I'm wondering if I should use two, 2" square tubes as many have done. Have you seen mills with a single ram on the adjustable side?

Richard