Portable Band Saw

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 07/04/2019 at 09:51 • Filed to: None

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That’s a ball joint from the Safari. Pressing it out of the control arm  was much easier when the locking pin was shorter. The portable band saw chewed right through it.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/04/2019 at 10:00

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Nice!

One of those band saws popped up recently on FB for $50. I should have grabbed it, even though I would probably use it once every 8-1/2 years or so.

Echo51 > shop-teacher 07/04/2019 at 10:37

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Once you have it, i’m sure you’ll find plenty of chances to use it. Like the old “everything looks like a nail to a man with a hammer”

Sovande > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/04/2019 at 10:44

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I have a Milwaukee portaband I picked up on Ebay for $100 set up on a Swag table and it is amazing. I can cut consistent angles with the miter gauge and it is powerful enough to cut 3/8 steel without any trouble. I highly recommend the table as it turns the saw into something I use every time I am in my garage.

http://www.swagoffroad.com/SWAG-V30-Portaband-Table_p_55.html

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Echo51 07/04/2019 at 10:52

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Well said.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/04/2019 at 10:53

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This one is on loan from a good friend who has three of them and would never consider selling one, though also will probably never ask for this one back. And as Echo51 says below...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Sovande 07/04/2019 at 10:56

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Thank you for that. I've been wondering how I might make a chop saw of it.

shop-teacher > Echo51 07/04/2019 at 11:04

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Probably. Not buying it was definitely a mistake.

Sovande > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/04/2019 at 11:16

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Other companies make a horizontal tables, which would turn it into a chopsaw. There are also tons of DIY table designs. The nice thing about the Swag stuff is that it’s simple and it works right out of the box. I spent more on the table than I did the saw. I ended up mounting mine to a cheap stand I got in Amazon. The foot pedal is a pretty sweet set up too.

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Sovande 07/04/2019 at 11:26

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It’s one of my favorite tools. I don’t use it frequently, but then again, having the saw makes things possible  where before, I wouldn’t have bothered because I didn’t want to wrestle with a hack saw.

Sovande > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/04/2019 at 11:31

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Exactly why I like it. I do a bit of welding and it was difficult to have to cut everything with a grinder and a cutoff wheel. This makes mitered corners and straight cuts a breeze.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/04/2019 at 11:33

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Good idea about cutting off the ball joint.

I’ve got three portables too (keep finding used ones), like your friend. I’ve been meaning to get Sovande’s table for one or two of them.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Sovande 07/04/2019 at 11:50

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That’s nice. I’d make mine into a chop saw and look for a used upright band saw for scrolling and so on with wood.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > VincentMalamute-Kim 07/04/2019 at 11:51

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Thanks. This has been a lot of work, but in going back together, I can feel very satisfied. We’ll see how it drives afterward. I have the alignment appointment set for Saturday morning early.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/04/2019 at 12:18

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Such a tool would be hugely helpful to me. I've been back sawing my way through a bunch of 1" square tubing - I'm slowly building a welding cart for my recently acquired welder. It's slow going, and I have trouble getting square cuts. 

VincentMalamute-Kim > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/04/2019 at 13:33

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but in going back together, I can feel very satisfied.

That’s a big reason why I do this stuff. So that I can tell everyone unfortunate to be near me that “I’ve mended a thing!”.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Sovande 07/04/2019 at 14:12

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That is awesome!  I imagine it would work with the cordless Milwaukee band saw too.  

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > VincentMalamute-Kim 07/04/2019 at 14:14

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Yeah, makes pressing them out much easier.  A die grinder or metabo work well too.  But more sparkly.  

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BaconSandwich is tasty. 07/04/2019 at 14:31

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Might be time to invest? Check Craigslist?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > VincentMalamute-Kim 07/04/2019 at 14:33

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Pretty much. And each bump I go over, I know the suspension I did myself.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/04/2019 at 15:55

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Another interesting option is an Evolution branded cold cut saw. I've seen them go on sale for $230 CAD a few times a year.

Sovande > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 07/04/2019 at 16:09

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It will but you can’t use a foot pedal with the cordless saw. On mine the trigger is velcroed on and the cord runs to the foot pedal. Then the foot pedal is plugged in. It’s much more handy than I would have initially guessed. That’s why I ended up with a used corded model. I just used it today to cut the tubing to make this under counter shelf.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BaconSandwich is tasty. 07/04/2019 at 17:27

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I’ll have to look that up.