1949 Delta/Milwaukee 14" Band Saw

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Bernd:
Thanks for the advise Rog. Will consider it.

Bernd

Rog02:
OK! It's been a while since the last installment of "As The Nut Turns" so here is the latest installment.

I finally got a few days that I could spend in the shop and the weather finally co-operated so I could finish painting the sheet metal blade guards.

I had painted the frame castings in the last installment and set them aside to cure prior to re-assembly. Here is the assembled frame with the upper wheel temporarily re-installed. Sometimes I will temporarily assemble things, knowing that I will need to back track some for final assembly, just to get parts off the shelf and/or floor.

View from back of saw.

I did not take any pics of the painting process since it is just more of the same. As the sheet metal parts are seen both sides the painting took a couple of days, first to paint the interior surfaces so that any marring from resting on the paint stands (plastic coffee containers) would not show when assembled and ready to run. Once the inside surfaces were cured, I flipped the parts over and shot the exterior surfaces. As the weather was kind of chilly it took a full day for the paint to cure. Once cured, I re-riveted (OEM was a couple of plated brass rivets, but since those are hard to come by I shot and bucked a couple of dead soft aircraft skin rivets) the Delta tag to the upper blade guard and re-assembled the saw.

A closer look:

A view of the back:

The paint is not flawless and does have some dust and a few bug tracks, but the Asian lady bugs were swarming like crazy and the farmer across the road decided that it was time to chop silage just as I was starting to spray. Since my first intentions were to do a "50 foot" paint job I am pretty satisfied for now. I may redo the sheet metal after I get the motor situation squared away.

I am planning on bolting a 1/2 HP motor on just to dial in the cuts and check blade tracking and tire crowning. Once that is set and the saw is cutting wood and aluminum, I am working on the variable speed treadmill motor package. Stay Tuned!

Oh well, as the old saying goes "Beat it to fit, Paint it to match!" :hammer:

Brass_Machine:
I realize it is hard to get a close inspection from just pictures on the internet... But that looks like it is a damn site better than a 50' paint job. In fact, from the pictures alone it looks like it just came off the production line.

:dremel:

Nice job!

Eric

Bernd:
Very nice looking machine there Rog. :beer:

Also I like your photo technique. They are well lighted to see the details. :thumbup: So many times peoples pics are dark and it is hard to see the detail.

Well done job. Wish I had the patiance to do stuff like that.

Bernd

CrewCab:
I've not really been around here much since I first joined so I'm having a good time catching up ............. thanks Eric for the Original concept ;D

Rog, "As the nut turns" could easily become a regular read here, I've enjoyed the bandsaw rebuild very much, thanks for taking the time to photograph and share your work; I look forward to further projects

CC

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