Hobbies - Woodworking - 16 inch Bandsaw

January 2019 I started my build of the 16 inch Bandsaw design by Matthias Wandel at Woodgears.ca.

I really enjoyed this build. The instructions and videos were all very clear - 99.9% of the things that went wrong during this project were my own fault - and I'm kind of sad it's now completed.
The 20 inch bandsaw is tempting, but unlike Matthias I really, really don't need another bandsaw :-)

Use the menu or the links below to navigate to the various parts of the project:

A machine you build yourself is bound to be modified at some point - maybe even before you start building :-)

Here's a list of ideas from the Woodgears.ca reader built bandsaws page I found interesting; maybe some of these will make it into my build:

Page	Mods
Rick and Larry Paulsen	"Double-faced tempered hardboard for the places where you call for 1/4" ply. Looks nice, and it sheds sawdust really well, which is great for a dust enclosure. We also added an industrial sewing machine lamp for spot illumination. We used a cradle [note: tenon] jig and a key to register and cut the mitered slots for the splines on the corners of the top wheel mount frame."
Gordon Millar	Sanding block [note: use it upside down as well to sand both pieces] Bottom cover closure clip
Rick McConnell	"I hinged the upper cover as you did with your 14" saw. I used a magnet to hold it closed."
Michael Mules	"I switched to using a rasp and file instead to shape the wheel - possibly slower, but far, far, far safer and more controllable" [note: than using wood chisels].
Alois Schmidt	"The recess for the table insert is cut with two pieces of plywood as a guide."

And from some other sources:

Page	Mods
Marius Hornberger	Another way of making the crown on the wheels, to prevent dust from collection under the tire.

Some of the English jargon was new to me, so this is my cheat sheet.

English	Dutch
Ball bearing	(Groef)kogellager
Hex head bolt	Zeskantmoer
Carriage bolt	Slotbout
Circle cutter, Adjustable Hole Saw, Drill Bit Round Circle Cutter	Traploos instelbare gatenzaag, Verstelbare gatenzaag, Variabele gatenboor
Coupler nut	Verbindingsmoer, Koppelmoer
Hanger bolt	Stokschroef
Knock down screw, Joint connector bolt	Vlakke schroef met binnenzeskant, Meubelbout (zeldzaam en duur, ik heb cilinderschroeven met binnenzeskant besteld)
T-nut	Inslagmoer

My shopping list. I've only listed the things I didn't already have laying around (like screws, wood glue, plywood, some hardwood etc.), and I ordered some small things for other projects, so it's not 100% accurate. But it should give you an idea how much it all costs - and where to get some of the stuff if you live around here.

Shop	Euro	List
ebay.co.uk	14	Circle cutter, Tachometer
gamma.nl	60	Softwood (spruce) 18mm
ijzershop.nl	23	Steel shaft 25mm (cut to length)
ijzerwaar.be	23	T-nuts M10, (alternatives for) knock down screw
tuffsaws.co.uk	31	Sawblades (Supertuff Carbon 2680mm: 6mm 10tpi + 12mm 6tpi)
kwaliteitslintzagen.nl	41	Sawblades (Carbon 2680mm: 6mm 6tpi + 16mm 4tpi)
wovar.nl	13	Carriage bolts, wood screws, threaded rod, coupler nuts, drywall screws
zamro.nl	37	V-belt, Ball bearings
conrad.nl	7	Switch
marktplaats.nl	35	Motor (Used, 1400 rpm, 1 hp)

The design is in millimeters for the most part, but some things like bolts, nuts and threaded rods are in inches.
If, like me, you're not familiar with them, inch fractions are quite unreadable... So I made a table to (hopefully) reduce the number of errors I will make.
The mm + x" columns are included to make looking up lengths like 2 3/8" a bit easier.

fraction	x/2	x/4	x/8	x/16	x/32	x/64	inch	mm	mm + 1"	mm + 2"	mm + 3"	mm + 4"	mm + 5"
1/64						1/64	0.016	0.397	25.797	51.197	76.597	101.997	127.397
1/32					1/32	2/64	0.031	0.794	26.194	51.594	76.994	102.394	127.794
3/64						3/64	0.047	1.191	26.591	51.991	77.391	102.791	128.191
1/16				1/16	2/32	4/64	0.063	1.588	26.988	52.388	77.788	103.188	128.588
5/64						5/64	0.078	1.984	27.384	52.784	78.184	103.584	128.984
3/32					3/32	6/64	0.094	2.381	27.781	53.181	78.581	103.981	129.381
7/64						7/64	0.109	2.778	28.178	53.578	78.978	104.378	129.778
1/8			1/8	2/16	4/32	8/64	0.125	3.175	28.575	53.975	79.375	104.775	130.175
9/64						9/64	0.141	3.572	28.972	54.372	79.772	105.172	130.572
5/32					5/32	10/64	0.156	3.969	29.369	54.769	80.169	105.569	130.969
11/64						11/64	0.172	4.366	29.766	55.166	80.566	105.966	131.366
3/16				3/16	6/32	12/64	0.188	4.763	30.163	55.563	80.963	106.363	131.763
13/64						13/64	0.203	5.159	30.559	55.959	81.359	106.759	132.159
7/32					7/32	14/64	0.219	5.556	30.956	56.356	81.756	107.156	132.556
15/64						15/64	0.234	5.953	31.353	56.753	82.153	107.553	132.953
1/4		1/4	2/8	4/16	8/32	16/64	0.250	6.350	31.750	57.150	82.550	107.950	133.350
17/64						17/64	0.266	6.747	32.147	57.547	82.947	108.347	133.747
9/32					9/32	18/64	0.281	7.144	32.544	57.944	83.344	108.744	134.144
19/64						19/64	0.297	7.541	32.941	58.341	83.741	109.141	134.541
5/16				5/16	10/32	20/64	0.313	7.938	33.338	58.738	84.138	109.538	134.938
21/64						21/64	0.328	8.334	33.734	59.134	84.534	109.934	135.334
11/32					11/32	22/64	0.344	8.731	34.131	59.531	84.931	110.331	135.731
23/64						23/64	0.359	9.128	34.528	59.928	85.328	110.728	136.128
3/8			3/8	6/16	12/32	24/64	0.375	9.525	34.925	60.325	85.725	111.125	136.525
25/64						25/64	0.391	9.922	35.322	60.722	86.122	111.522	136.922
13/32					13/32	26/64	0.406	10.319	35.719	61.119	86.519	111.919	137.319
27/64						27/64	0.422	10.716	36.116	61.516	86.916	112.316	137.716
7/16				7/16	14/32	28/64	0.438	11.113	36.513	61.913	87.313	112.713	138.113
29/64						29/64	0.453	11.509	36.909	62.309	87.709	113.109	138.509
15/32					15/32	30/64	0.469	11.906	37.306	62.706	88.106	113.506	138.906
31/64						31/64	0.484	12.303	37.703	63.103	88.503	113.903	139.303
1/2	1/2	2/4	4/8	8/16	16/32	32/64	0.500	12.700	38.100	63.500	88.900	114.300	139.700
33/64						33/64	0.516	13.097	38.497	63.897	89.297	114.697	140.097
17/32					17/32	34/64	0.531	13.494	38.894	64.294	89.694	115.094	140.494
35/64						35/64	0.547	13.891	39.291	64.691	90.091	115.491	140.891
9/16				9/16	18/32	36/64	0.563	14.288	39.688	65.088	90.488	115.888	141.288
37/64						37/64	0.578	14.684	40.084	65.484	90.884	116.284	141.684
19/32					19/32	38/64	0.594	15.081	40.481	65.881	91.281	116.681	142.081
39/64						39/64	0.609	15.478	40.878	66.278	91.678	117.078	142.478
5/8			5/8	10/16	20/32	40/64	0.625	15.875	41.275	66.675	92.075	117.475	142.875
41/64						41/64	0.641	16.272	41.672	67.072	92.472	117.872	143.272
21/32					21/32	42/64	0.656	16.669	42.069	67.469	92.869	118.269	143.669
43/64						43/64	0.672	17.066	42.466	67.866	93.266	118.666	144.066
11/16				11/16	22/32	44/64	0.688	17.463	42.863	68.263	93.663	119.063	144.463
45/64						45/64	0.703	17.859	43.259	68.659	94.059	119.459	144.859
23/32					23/32	46/64	0.719	18.256	43.656	69.056	94.456	119.856	145.256
47/64						47/64	0.734	18.653	44.053	69.453	94.853	120.253	145.653
3/4		3/4	6/8	12/16	24/32	48/64	0.750	19.050	44.450	69.850	95.250	120.650	146.050
49/64						49/64	0.766	19.447	44.847	70.247	95.647	121.047	146.447
25/32					25/32	50/64	0.781	19.844	45.244	70.644	96.044	121.444	146.844
51/64						51/64	0.797	20.241	45.641	71.041	96.441	121.841	147.241
13/16				13/16	26/32	52/64	0.813	20.638	46.038	71.438	96.838	122.238	147.638
53/64						53/64	0.828	21.034	46.434	71.834	97.234	122.634	148.034
27/32					27/32	54/64	0.844	21.431	46.831	72.231	97.631	123.031	148.431
55/64						55/64	0.859	21.828	47.228	72.628	98.028	123.428	148.828
7/8			7/8	14/16	28/32	56/64	0.875	22.225	47.625	73.025	98.425	123.825	149.225
57/64						57/64	0.891	22.622	48.022	73.422	98.822	124.222	149.622
29/32					29/32	58/64	0.906	23.019	48.419	73.819	99.219	124.619	150.019
59/64						59/64	0.922	23.416	48.816	74.216	99.616	125.016	150.416
15/16				15/16	30/32	60/64	0.938	23.813	49.213	74.613	100.013	125.413	150.813
61/64						61/64	0.953	24.209	49.609	75.009	100.409	125.809	151.209
31/32					31/32	62/64	0.969	24.606	50.006	75.406	100.806	126.206	151.606
63/64						63/64	0.984	25.003	50.403	75.803	101.203	126.603	152.003
1/1	2/2	4/4	8/8	16/16	32/32	64/64	1.000	25.400	50.800	76.200	101.600	127.000	152.400

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Identification
	Sequence	60
	Title	Inch fractions
	Type	Interactive Report
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	Source Type	DYNAMIC_QUERY
	Region Source	with a as ( select level as a64 from dual connect by level <= 64 ) , b as ( select a.a64 , ( case when mod(a.a64, 64) = 0 then trim(a.a64/64) \|\| '/' \|\| trim(64/64) else null end ) as x64 , ( case when mod(a.a64, 32) = 0 then trim(a.a64/32) \|\| '/' \|\| trim(64/32) else null end ) as x32 , ( case when mod(a.a64, 16) = 0 then trim(a.a64/16) \|\| '/' \|\| trim(64/16) else null end ) as x16 , ( case when mod(a.a64, 8) = 0 then trim(a.a64/ 8) \|\| '/' \|\| trim(64/ 8) else null end ) as x8 , ( case when mod(a.a64, 4) = 0 then trim(a.a64/ 4) \|\| '/' \|\| trim(64/ 4) else null end ) as x4 , ( case when mod(a.a64, 2) = 0 then trim(a.a64/ 2) \|\| '/' \|\| trim(64/ 2) else null end ) as x2 , ( case when mod(a.a64, 1) = 0 then trim(a.a64/ 1) \|\| '/' \|\| trim(64/ 1) else null end ) as x1 , a.a64/64 as inch_decimal , a.a64/6425.4 as mm_decimal from a ) select nvl(x64, nvl(x32, nvl(x16, nvl(x8, nvl(x4, nvl(x2, x1) ))))) as fraction , b. , b.mm_decimal + 25.4 * 1 as mm_decimal_1 , b.mm_decimal + 25.4 * 2 as mm_decimal_2 , b.mm_decimal + 25.4 * 3 as mm_decimal_3 , b.mm_decimal + 25.4 * 4 as mm_decimal_4 , b.mm_decimal + 25.4 * 5 as mm_decimal_5 from b order by b.a64

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