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I have had my Harbor Freight bandsaw for about a year now. In that time I have found a lot of room for improvement. I spent a lot of time reading about other people’s modifications so I figured I would share my own here.
The first, and probably the most useful was to make a hydraulic ram to control the cutting speed.
The cylinder is made from an old brass drain pipe salvaged from a claw foot bathtub my Mom uses as a flower bed in her yard.
The ends an the piston is 6061 aluminum and the round stock for the piston rod and the 4 tie rods are made from stainless steel.
Here it is for testing.
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The first, and probably the most useful was to make a hydraulic ram to control the cutting speed.
The cylinder is made from an old brass drain pipe salvaged from a claw foot bathtub my Mom uses as a flower bed in her yard.
The ends an the piston is 6061 aluminum and the round stock for the piston rod and the 4 tie rods are made from stainless steel.
Here it is for testing.
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