bandsaw stand

[gnewby]

I had a little extra time this weekend so thought I would work on stand for bandsaw to get it up off of the floor to a comfortable level so don't have to bend over to work with it. Here it is before starting on the stand.

[gnewby]

bandsaw

Here is the stand I have made for it using old bed frames. I plan on putting some gussets at where the wheels meet the frame. Also plan on making a different handle for it.

[TheOldDude]

Nice job!! That should help keep the back working a while longer.

[cope]

old bed frames

I have a collection of them in the shed. I made the cart for my PowCon and a cart for my daughter's propane grill with a couple. Good stuff to have around for odd projects.

[UncleDannie]

I just spent the whole week-end going around to yard sales and antique shops, looking for a pair of steel frames for a set of headboards. I needed the kind with the buttons on the side. Finally found a pair, paid $10.00. And to think you have a barn full of them and are just cutting them up for projects. Man, life just aint fair

[gnewby]

Bed frames

Uncle Dannie, I have seen several sets of bed frames at yard sales etc. But I have found several sets of ones people were throwing away by either furniture stores or apt. complexs. They are handy to have around for making light duty stuff. I did have a set awhile back though I didn't have much luck getting a weld to stick to. The weld would look good it just didn't want to stick to the material. If you struck the material the weld and a good deal of the material would break off.

[cope]

Originally posted by UncleDannie
I just spent the whole week-end going around to yard sales and antique shops, looking for a pair of steel frames for a set of headboards. I needed the kind with the buttons on the side. Finally found a pair, paid $10.00. And to think you have a barn full of them and are just cutting them up for projects. Man, life just aint fair

Not quite a barn full. Usually have 2-3 sets. I grind the rivets out of the end pieces. Most of those are discarded; I only keep a couple. Then I take the short angles off the same way. Wind up with plenty small stock for various projects.

Gnewby, getting good welds hasn't been a problem, but this isn't regular mild steel ange; definately has an aroma when welded. I haven't even been sanding the paint off, but I wll in the future.

[gnewby]

Cope I have only ran accross the one set so far that I had that problem with. The welds didn't look all that bad on what I tried to weld on both of them but they were so brittle the welds with the metal would pop right off.

[morpheus]

Originally posted by UncleDannie
And to think you have a barn full of them and are just cutting them up for projects. Man, life just aint fair

bummer man ... I use them for projects too. I hit the alleys occasionally on saturdays and pick some up. I've perfected the technique of getting those rivets out. I made my welder cart out of them. the stuff it great for light projects.

- jack

[cope]

Originally posted by morpheus


bummer man ... I use them for projects too. I hit the alleys occasionally on saturdays and pick some up. I've perfected the technique of getting those rivets out. I made my welder cart out of them. the stuff it great for light projects.

- jack

JAck, I have gotten lazy since my stash has grown. Some of the stuff I just cut off with my chop saw. I've actually made two welder carts with the stuff. I bet you could make a small utility trailer out of the stuff.

[gnewby]

Update on bandsaw stand, If I had it to do all over again I would have given a little more thought as to how I was going to install the wheels earlier on in the project. This stand works OK, but it would have been nice not having to lift one end of it to move it around.

[Jerry]

I too raised my unit oh about 12" or so and I used 3" caster, swivel for front and straight for back.

I think I made a couple cuts and raised her up.
Oh my back feels good baby!!!

[gnewby]

I just started out thinking I wanted to raise the saw 14 inches and had first thought I would use the original wheels that came with the saw. But it doesn't work too bad the way it is.

[AV8OR]

Here a LINK to a neet little stand.