Thread: Restoring an EzyCut bandsaw

Originally Posted by DSEL74

Did you ever get this thing back together??

I was wondering if new blades are easy to acquire and also if you managed to find tyres for it?


Also what are the ezy cut bandsaws worth much??

I have an old EzyCut and get blades from Henry Bros in Sydney via local saw doctor.

Guys I have started a thread on my Ezycut Bandsaw I dragged out yesterday.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f27/ez...ed-tlc-164097/

I don't want to hijack this thread with my questions. If Anyone can help with identifying the missing parts so that I can make some replacements. Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
D.

Hi folks!

It's been a while hasn't it. Finally back home now and unpacked everything. Will be getting back to this restoration shortly.

First thing though, I need a new motor. The one which came with this appears to be burnt out. Anyone know the specs of the EzyCut motor? Mainly I'm after the RPMs.

Cheers,
Af.

According to the ads it came with a ½HP motor and with the 6" Dia Vee Pulley and an A section belt would cut at 600RPM for wood and was to be adjusted to 50RPM for metal.

Refer to the complete instruction supplied…. I wonder if anyone still has a copy????

Originally Posted by DSEL74

According to the ads it came with a ½HP motor and with the 6" Dia Vee Pulley and an A section belt would cut at 600RPM for wood and was to be adjusted to 50RPM for metal.

Thanks heaps for that. It's not very powerful is it. Wonder if those RPMs are for the blade speed, seems quite slow for a motor.

Do people thing there would be any issue with putting in a 1 3/4 or 2HP motor running at around 1,700RPM?

What speed should the blade be running at?

I think those are either blade speed or pulleys speed at the bandsaw. So to slow the speed you swap a bigger pulley wheel on. I'm not much of an expert I haven't put mine together yet still sanding it for paint, and finding replacement parts.

This restoration is taking me years! Slowly, slowly.

Looking at purchasing a 2HP, 2860RPM electric motor. My calcs give this a blade speed of 2,994 Feet per minute. Before I hit the purchase button, does anyone have any thoughts about this?

My calcs:
Motor RPM * (Motor pulley diameter / Driven pulley diameter) * Bandsaw wheel diameter * Pi / 12 = Speed at blade in Feet/minute
2860 * (2" / 6") * 12" * 3.14 / 12 = 2,994 SFPM

Cheers,
Af.

Originally Posted by DSEL74

According to the ads it came with a ½HP motor and with the 6" Dia Vee Pulley and an A section belt would cut at 600RPM for wood and was to be adjusted to 50RPM for metal.

Refer to the complete instruction supplied…. I wonder if anyone still has a copy????

I would like to put my hand up to view a instruction manual as well as I have a Ezycut similar to this bandsaw.

Originally Posted by JJK

I would like to put my hand up to view a instruction manual as well as I have a Ezycut similar to this bandsaw.

Unfortunately I haven't managed to find a copy of it yet either. If I do, I'll post it back up here for others to find.

My new motor arrived the other day, so once this heat dies down I'll have some new photos of its installation to share. Have ordered some new tires for the wheels and they should be here in a few weeks.

Almost there!

Af.

Originally Posted by Afro Boy

Unfortunately I haven't managed to find a copy of it yet either. If I do, I'll post it back up here for others to find.

My new motor arrived the other day, so once this heat dies down I'll have some new photos of its installation to share. Have ordered some new tires for the wheels and they should be here in a few weeks.

Almost there!

Af.

Where did you end up ordering your tires from and which ones did you go with??

Was looking for rubber tires initially but they're a bit tricky to find these days for some reason. Ended up ordering some polyurethane ones from here. Will let you know once they arrive and will post some pics of the installation of the motor and tires.

Cheers,
Af.

Finally got around to installing the tires today. Took a reasonable amount of effort but here's the run down in case anyone find it useful.

Heat the tires up quite warm
The tires in their natural state are way smaller than the wheel. You need to heat them, to stretch them around the wheel. I started with hot tap water but found that even after 5 minutes or so, the stretch wasn't nearly enough to get around the wheel. I then filled the sink with boiling water instead, just enough to cover the tires. A few minutes later and they were much more pliable. You need to wait until the tires get quite warm/hot. Instructions say to use soapy water, I didn't. Not sure if that would make a difference.


Stretching the tires around the wheel
This was tough for a one person job. You have to work pretty quickly before the tires cool down too much. I found that if I lined up one side then braced it against myself to hold it still, I could slowly stretch the rest of the tire around the wheel. I started on one side and worked my way around using my finger in-between the tire and the wheel. See the video for a demo.




Finessing
With the stretch, the tires seemed to get a little narrow (~2mm). So, I worked them around towards the middle of the wheel. After a few minutes as it cools they expand back, so I went back to them and finessed the fit making sure they were smack bang in the middle. A did the same again a few minutes later. They fit the ezyCut bandsaw wheels perfectly with no trimming necessary.

Cheers,
Af.

Got the motor running today. I had to reverse the wiring so it would spin counter-clockwise.

Fit the bottom wheel on and noticed quite a bit of play (left-right). Not sure if the smaller wheel should be flush up against the frame. Seems like it would create some friction if it was, but if it isn't, the axle moves almost half an inch left to right.

photo 1.jpgphoto 2.jpg

Any ideas?

Cheers,
Af.

Originally Posted by Afro Boy

Got the motor running today. I had to reverse the wiring so it would spin counter-clockwise.

Fit the bottom wheel on and noticed quite a bit of play (left-right). Not sure if the smaller wheel should be flush up against the frame. Seems like it would create some friction if it was, but if it isn't, the axle moves almost half an inch left to right.

photo 1.jpgphoto 2.jpg

Any ideas?

Cheers,
Af.

It seems you're missing a spacer...one that fits over the shaft between the pulley and bronze bush, adjusted to take up the slack, then the Allen grub screw on the spacer is tightened. I call it a "spacer" but it properly has a engineering name to call it. I hope this helps.