Bandsaw Window Upgrade
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:44 pm
Whenever Shopsmith has had their bandsaw sale I have considered purchasing the upgraded cover with the window. To make a long story less so…
I mentioned this to my dad and he said, “ I have a couple of those windows somewhere…” So we skipped the next rifle day and instead had bandsaw upgrade day. A few notes on the procedure, sorry I didn’t think to take any pictures until after we were done…
I made the attached template from a sheet of cardboard and used a sharp awl to scribe the cut lines for the window. The pdf scan has a scale included so you can verify the printout is sized correctly.
With a nice collection of piercing saws, it has been years since I have used a coping saw and a quick trip to Ace Hardware was required. Four small holes in the corners of the cut area allow the blade to make the turn. A large file to clean up the edges and the window snaps in nicely. I would recommend laying a towel on the bench so you don’t scratch the bandsaw cover while cutting the opening. (Sorry dad)
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View of template in place.
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To locate the center of the hole, line up the edge of the template with the top edge of the window. Notice the elongated hole, the first version seemed perfect but missed the correct center. The next one worked perfectly on my dad’s cover. The Shopsmith cover has a slot that extends to the edge, I prefer to leave this material intact.
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The line should be even with the edge of the cover and the right hand edge even with the top of the window as shown above. Use an awl to mark the hole center and drill with a ½” bit.
The template, be sure to check dimensions as it was used to modify two covers before it was scanned.
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I mentioned this to my dad and he said, “ I have a couple of those windows somewhere…” So we skipped the next rifle day and instead had bandsaw upgrade day. A few notes on the procedure, sorry I didn’t think to take any pictures until after we were done…
I made the attached template from a sheet of cardboard and used a sharp awl to scribe the cut lines for the window. The pdf scan has a scale included so you can verify the printout is sized correctly.
With a nice collection of piercing saws, it has been years since I have used a coping saw and a quick trip to Ace Hardware was required. Four small holes in the corners of the cut area allow the blade to make the turn. A large file to clean up the edges and the window snaps in nicely. I would recommend laying a towel on the bench so you don’t scratch the bandsaw cover while cutting the opening. (Sorry dad)
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View of template in place.
[ATTACH]10948[/ATTACH]
To locate the center of the hole, line up the edge of the template with the top edge of the window. Notice the elongated hole, the first version seemed perfect but missed the correct center. The next one worked perfectly on my dad’s cover. The Shopsmith cover has a slot that extends to the edge, I prefer to leave this material intact.
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The line should be even with the edge of the cover and the right hand edge even with the top of the window as shown above. Use an awl to mark the hole center and drill with a ½” bit.
The template, be sure to check dimensions as it was used to modify two covers before it was scanned.
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Troy
