Wood band saw conversion to metal cutting 04 26 2020 02 03 am.
Wood bandsaw to metal conversion. I have seen the portable metal cutting band saw at the hardware store and it has a dial on it that goes from 0 200 and i think it was feet per second so 100 might be safe for metal as long as it is not too thick i guess 50. I converted this junk band saw which was wood only saw to cut metal. I really wanted a metal cutting bandsaw for aluminum and mild steel. A few years back i bought a half dozen dc tread mill motors off the internet for 29 each.
A friend gave me a cheap wood cutting bandsaw as scrap. I remember a conversion using a reduction gear box but i have not been able to locate such article or youtube to learn. Some are better for cutting wood and others are better for cutting meat. Wood to metal bandsaw conversion 03 23 2008 05 36 am.
I cannot split a piece block of wood for a handle though. Hi group i have looked and searched for past articles and posts about converting a vertical wood band saw to metal and still be able to go back to wood easily. There are many types of band saw blades. The problem with wood saws is that they spin too fast typically with blade speeds of 600 to 2 600 feet per minute fpm.
The main modification needed was to reduce the ridiculous blade speed. I wanted to modify it to make a free standing metal cutting bandsaw. Cutting metal demands much slower speeds so a metal bandsaw spins around. Band saw wood to metal conversion discussion in shop.