Use alcohol based because it dries quickly but any dye will work. It’s not one color but layers of different colors, red and two blues here. Apply one color, let dry, burnish, apply next color and repeat.
What did you do in your shop today?
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Been working on painting a piece or two as time has allowed. Am at the stage where I can do some assembly. Really happy with how this is turning out so far. Last two pieces are in the process of getting painted right now - but need to pick up one more can of paint. Thought I had enough, but I need just a touch more for two more coats on the last piece that's getting painted green.
Slid the wheels on to get a look at the contrast. Still need to order some tires for it.
This all leads me to a question. This saw doesn't have bearings, but rather bushings. That's not my question. My question is what kind of oiler or what method of oiling would I use with this kind of oil port. It's like a spring loaded ball bearing. The couple other things I have that use bushings instead of bearings have a different means of oiling. There's one on the back for the lower wheel, then there's another one of these on the upper wheel.
Slid the wheels on to get a look at the contrast. Still need to order some tires for it.
This all leads me to a question. This saw doesn't have bearings, but rather bushings. That's not my question. My question is what kind of oiler or what method of oiling would I use with this kind of oil port. It's like a spring loaded ball bearing. The couple other things I have that use bushings instead of bearings have a different means of oiling. There's one on the back for the lower wheel, then there's another one of these on the upper wheel.
Old school oil can and a few drops of oil regularly?
Nice color contrasts. It is going to be easy to find the band saw in your shop!
Nice color contrasts. It is going to be easy to find the band saw in your shop!
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I believe this is what you need, the metal ridgid spout and tip is for those spring cups.
Goldenrod 5in Rigid Spout Oiler https://a.co/d/drDDsYO
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Matt, back in the early '80's my '50's Duro bandsaw needed tires. Parts were non existent as I heard when Duro closed, someone bought up all the parts inventory, and just vanished. I needed tires, and there was a business here in Tucson that did tire recapping back in those days. I took my wheels to them and had them vulcanized the wheels with automotive tire rubber. I was charged a ridiculously low price. It is now about 40 years later and the tires have not shown any type of wear. It might help you if you could find a business that still does that type of work and have them vulcanize the tires onto your wheels. You'll have to crown the tires and with a lathe, if you know of someone or have your own large enough, it won't be hard to do. ............... Jerry (in Tucson)
I wonder how many places might still be around that do that kind of recapping work that a guy like me could take their wheels to? It does seem that urethane tires have become the norm for woodworking bandsaws and seem to be more readily available than rubber. I put a set of urethane tires on my Delta 14" when I got it about 10 years ago and so far they've held up well and I haven't had any issues with them.
Woodworkers Tool Works, located on the other side of Wisconsin from me, sells rubber bandsaw tires in any size you want. I've been torn between ordering rubber tires from them, or just ordering urethane tires, which seems cleaner and easier to install since you don't need to use glue. 10" tires work out to about $17/each, whichever I decide to do. With these being 10" wheels, I can do any crowning I may need to do on either of my lathes - Jet 1221VS or the Sprunger 10" gap bed lathe I restored last year. The wheels do already have a crown to them, so if I went urethane, I wouldn't even have to crown them; I know that WWTW rubber tires would need to be crowned.
Guessing you must love John Deere and/or Kawasaki???
Lol, neither! I just like the color and have been wanting to paint something in it for a while. Figured that a small machine would be best, since it is such a bright color.
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Or dodge, sublime green.Guessing you must love John Deere and/or Kawasaki???
The paint store will probably make you a great deal on cans of paint that color. They've been sitting on the shelf collecting dust for years if not decades!
Well, finished the bandsaw restoration this morning! What's not done yet though is to put on new tires (those are on the way though), put the stand together, and get it, and the motor, mounted on the stand. That will come later, when the shop is back up and running. I spent the rest of the day moving a majority of the large items in my shop so that I could have enough space to pull a vehicle into the garage. I need to do a little work on both of our vehicles and our driveway is sloped, so I can't jack anything up there - so the garage it is.
I am, overall, rather pleased with how this restoration turned out. Is it perfect - no - but it's really nice and I'm happy with it.
Oh, and I previously (maybe 4 or 5 yeas ago) picked up four NOS blades, in their original boxes, on eBay.
I am, overall, rather pleased with how this restoration turned out. Is it perfect - no - but it's really nice and I'm happy with it.
Oh, and I previously (maybe 4 or 5 yeas ago) picked up four NOS blades, in their original boxes, on eBay.
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It came out really nice! Thanks for sharing the pics. I always enjoy seeing restores like this, they really are a labor of love.
If it works as clean as it looks, that will serve you a good while! The blades, just icing on the cake
I agree - restorations like this really are a labor of love. If I would ever sell any of the machines I've restored, I know that I would never get my money back out of it, let alone compensation for the hours. But, that's ok - I haven't gone into any restoration with even the thought of selling it when done. And, yeah, this is a labor of love for me. I've found that I enjoy restoring vintage American made machines as much as I like woodworking. And, as has I'm sure been noticed by many here, a special affinity for machines made by Sprunger Brothers. I have a handful of Sprunger Brothers machines I would like to eventually try to find; one or two of them are rather rare and I may never find, but that won't stop me from keeping my eye out for them.
So far I've done five machines that have been complete restorations and three more that have been mechanical or functional restorations (bearings, belts, wiring, etc.). Have a couple on deck for full restorations at some point, but the challenge for one of them is that it's my drill press and gets used often; it really only needs restoration for cosmetic purposes. Eventually will have to dedicate a few weeks to restore it, and that's probably my next restoration project - for next year sometime.
I always have extra parts when I put stuff back together too.
Working on 3-sets of Rude Osolnik inspired candlesticks. 2 sets of Walnut and 1-set Cherry. 8”,10” and 12”. I drill out the bottom’s about 1.5” (x 1” dia) and fill with lead shot and epoxy the lead in to give them some weight so they aren’t tippy. Then they get a few coats of satin wipe-on poly.
Those are very cool, while they dry you could make a rice bowl.
I’m ready to get started on the rice bowl, but that piece of curly Koa you promised all the participants hasn’t shown up yet?? Let me know when I should expect it and I could probably throw a couple bucks ($$) at the shipping cost if that helpsThose are very cool, while they dry you could make a rice bowl.
You have to win first so get startedI’m ready to get started on the rice bowl, but that piece of curly Koa you promised all the participants hasn’t shown up yet?? Let me know when I should expect it and I could probably throw a couple bucks ($$) at the shipping cost if that helps