New Stand for a 4x6 Bandsaw

[MillersvilleProf]

I had picked up this old 4x6 bandsaw sometime back minus the stand. It has a few other minor issues including a lost handwheel that I will correct along with doing a few common modifications. I hsd planned on building a stand, but came across this old Craftsman tool stand which I bought for the motor. Seems like it will be a good fit and these are well built. I plan on adding a chip pan that hangs from the top mounts and wiring in an oulet and switch. The photos should give you the before and after shots.

 

[Aaron_W]

That is a much better stand than you find on most of the 4x6 bandsaws. I use a large paint roller pan to catch chips on mine, it is around 12x18", cheap and has worked well so far.

 

[MillersvilleProf]

Made some more progress on the saw today. See below.

 

[MillersvilleProf]

Made some more progress today. Mounted the saw using two pieces of 3/8-16 rod that passed through the base. Had to drill the holes out a bit for clearance. Rod is held in by nuts and lock washers. A simple U-bolt goes over the rod and straddles the cross supports on each end. I made an aluminum plate that acts like a washer to clamp it in place.

 

[MillersvilleProf]

I also added a new handwheel, not sure what it came off of. I used a piece of 5/8 CRS to make an adapter and extend it out a bit so it didn't interfere with the stand.

 

[MillersvilleProf]

Next was a new vise jaw which I made out of heavy angle iron. This has a 5/8-11 jack screw installed on the back end. I want to change the bolt to something more solid snd easier to tighten. The jack screw knob is off an old Craftsman model 80 table saw.

 

[MillersvilleProf]

I than added a large aluminum pan to catch chips. The pan was a thrift store find, some kind of industrial cake pan perhaps. It sits on a shelf that hangs from the cross supports by 1/4 threaded rod. The shelf is adjustable so it can clamp the pan in place.

 

[MillersvilleProf]

Here are a couple overall views. Will also be adding a lower shelf with some area to store extra stock and tooling. I also need to make a vertical table and wire in an outlet and switch to the stand. The blade also needs to be squared which will take a bit of time.The whole saw needs to be cleaned and lubricated before I will do much with it.

I like these stands. They are well made and very well designed.