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  • phoneman697
    Forum Newbie
    • Apr 2003
    • 38
    • Columbus, OH, USA.
    #1

    bandsaw stand

    Has anybody out there who has the HF 14" BS replaced its stand w/ something that is sturdier? I've got my bandsaw all dialed in (according to the procedure laid out my Mark D in his BS book), but still have a little wobble in the whole machine while running it w/o any load on it. I'm pretty sure that the stand is the cause (I can see it flexing while the saw runs) and was thinking of replacing or reenforcing the existing stand.

    Has anybody done this with this or other BS? Please share your ideas.

    Jeff
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    • SARGE..g-47
      #2
      I have this little fella on the left of the 1st picture in the back shop, ready to rool up to the front shop to do some curves with the "big boy" getting the call for ripping and re-saw..

      The "little fella" sits on a home-made wooden stand built with scrap 2 x 4 laminated and painted. Takes about 4 hours to make one with glue time and the BS is bolted to it. Very sturdy.. very sturdy.. and cheap which is my signature.

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        • Uncle Cracker
          The Full Monte
          • May 2007
          • 7091
          • Sunshine State
          • BT3000
          #3
          I doubt the stand is causing the wobble. I rather would think that something in the saw is out of balance or alignment, despite your efforts to set it up "by the book", and the base is simply not able to neutralize it. If that is the case, replacing the base might reduce the unwanted results, but the cause of the problem might remain, which should be concerning to you. The most likely cause is a warped main wheel, or a bent wheel spindle. Either of these two problems must be addressed if you are to have trouble-free operation of your saw. Also, I assume that all four corners of the existing base are firmly on the ground, right?

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            • Crash2510
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2006
              • 830
              • North Central Ohio
              #4
              another option to help with vibration is a link belt I tuned up the hf bandsaw and can balance nickels on it all day

              it is still on the original stand
              Phil In Ohio
              The basement woodworker

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                • eddy merckx
                  Established Member
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 359
                  • Western WA
                  • Shop Fox Cabinet
                  #5
                  I second Crash's comments. If you have the 4 speed HF saw, you can significantly improve vibration by getting rid of the middle stepped pulley and running a link belt directly from the second-to-largest pulley on the motor to lower wheel's pullley. The OEM belts are pretty cheesey and really do cause a lot of vibration. The middle pulley only makes it worse (if you have one).


                  Eddy

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                    • phoneman697
                      Forum Newbie
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 38
                      • Columbus, OH, USA.
                      #6
                      Thanks all for your help. I do have the 4 spd BS and had replaced the lower belt with the link belt, only because I only enough to replace the one and not both. Yesterday I purchased more linkbelt and replaced the upper belt and that greatly reduced the vibration. I can have a nickle balanced on the table for about 20-25 seconds with both belts replaced. Before I couldn't even get a nickle to stand on end. If I have time tonight I'll try removing the middle pulley and see what that does. Thanks again.

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