12-08-2013, 03:03 PM
(12-08-2013, 02:34 PM)Retired Wrote: I'm pleased I don't have to resort to sloshing red diesel around whilst using my bandsaw Lawrence; apart from the mess it would stink the bungalow out especially our bedroom which is directly above the bandsaw in the garage. It's a good job I'm using dried timber and not green?
Hi Col I was refering to wide blade bandsaws (big ones) eg: 4 inches and above band width, the ones I used to run did have built in scrapers and lubricating reservoirs but the scrapers and reservoirs would inevitably get crunched as they do. We used to use water as well but red diesel was the best, the last large bandsaw I had was a forrestor 900 with hydraulic feed tables but that was a baby compared to the old Stenner I used to use, the rack tables on that were made from half inch steel plate and were 20 ft long and it was driven by a old combine harvester engine with an overcenter clutch.
Lawrence.
