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One old bandsaw I've bought from my friend for some 35$, I transformed to bandsaw. The reason is that, I had one already, made by myself, but it was deep only 16cm, distance to the arm, 11cm height. This one, now, has 32cm distance and 12cm height. The only change I made was to turn wider wheels, on lathe, to accomodate 22mm wide belt and made small zero insert. Also, I cut some excess parts with angle grinder to open/expose upper wheel. Metal support plate I mounted on upper side, to anable tilting table function. Works perfectly!

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Very good repurposing Ivan.
 

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Nice transformation to a sander, Ivan. You'll find that little belt sander is very valuable in yor shop. I use mine all the time.

Cheers, my friend…...........Jim
 

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Thanks..I know, . I'm using my older, smaller for couple of years
 

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Great idea Ivan, I may have to convert an old small bandsaw myself.
 

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Great idea to to transform that into a sander. I had a old one and got rid of it. I could of did the same.
 

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great transformation ivan giving that old saw a new life.looks like your shop is really growing,nice and bright.
 

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Now you did it! Soon every old 3 wheel bandsaw will be turned into a sander. Good idea!!
 

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how is the tracking for this ?



at least you found a good purpose for these machines :<))
 

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Neat conversion maj.. but you'll never balance a Čaša vina on that tabletop without super-glue,
 

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You are totaly right LBD….about ČAŠA VINA….hehehe
 

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Thanks for sharing this great idea.
 

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GR8HUNTER…not sure I understand your question…'how is the tracking''.... Belt was made with fabric base, so it is strong. Also it's custom made (lenght and width) by company which made those sanding stuff. Further , grit on those wooden wheels is very good….I hope I answered what you asked…
 

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Nice conversion! Those saws can be found cheaply and are perfect as a narrow belt sander.

GR8 was interested in how the belt tracking does as I assume you had to put a slight crown (curve) onto the wood wheels.
 

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Splintergroup….yes….wheels has slightly rounded shape, they are not flat. Bottom wheel has also one ''undergroove'' for rubber belt, connecting power.
 

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A good thing. Fine…...
 

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Very cool re-purpose.
 

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Sharp looking project and it looks like it will work very well for you. Great job. Mel
 
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