Thread: Age of Hyco Bandsaw

When I clicked on it it opened downloaded as a pdf file.I can see it on my computer.
Thanks for that.
Funny that my old mate who will get one saw suggested about 1050 for the table height as well.

Originally Posted by Oldbikerider

I got my Hyco 12" bandsaw finished last weekend. I had the colour under the large Hyco badges matched at Bunnings and went with that colour in epoxy enamel applied with a fine nap roller. The colour is a darkish olive green, which didn't appear very attractive in the tin, but as it's my best approximation of the original I decided to go with it. Now the saw is all painted and assembled I think the colour looks fine, and when dry is a very good match for the original under the badges, confirming the accuracy of Bunnings' matching system.

Everything went back to bare metal, spray primed then two top coats of rolled enamel to leave some texture over the cast iron, both wheels were re-crowned (they just fit in my lathe), all 4 bearings were replaced, the brass blade guides were re-faced in a 4 jaw chuck in the lathe, the motor was completely stripped, painted, and re-built with a new capacitor, and a new magnetic switch added with all new wiring. I decided to go with a welded 40 x 40 RHS steel stand with a solid 10mm steel top, and incorporated the pivoting motor mount. The whole machine is now very solid - and too heavy to move by hand!

Following advice here I located a 4 stepped motor pulley with a small 1.5" or so small pulley which with the 10:1 gearbox engaged gives me about 110 fpm slowest blade speed. I got a nice new Lennox bi-metal blade from Henry Bros. The saw cuts metals very nicely and is almost vibration free at slow speed - very nice to use.

I have still to make the front blade guard, which I can see from Micheal's original picture in this thread is a simple right angle folded sheet steel piece.

All in all I'm very glad I got this machine and spent the time restoring it. In total I've sunk a few hundred (well, probably closer to $400 or $500) into getting it finished, but I've ended up with something so much nicer than a Chinese import that would have cost many times that amount. I purchased it originally because it matched the styling of my 20 inch Speedax (see the pic below of the two), but I've ended up with a lovely machine in its own right.

Graham.

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What is that blue saw in the background?

Cheers
Charl

That's my 20" Speedax from 1932 (if I recall correctly). It's painted machinery grey. It's a fantastic machine, really solid, it probably weights close to a tonne!

Graham.

Originally Posted by Charlie_6ft

What is that blue saw in the background?

Cheers
Charl

Originally Posted by Oldbikerider

That's my 20" Speedax from 1932 (if I recall correctly). It's painted machinery grey. It's a fantastic machine, really solid, it probably weights close to a tonne!

Graham.

Thanks Graham - what a stunner! I have a soft spot for bandsaws, they just complete a workshop - I have embarrassingly got 4 awaiting restoration!

Charl, that's funny, I'm glad I'm not the only one with a thing for bandsaws. At one stage I had 4 here, but when I completed the Speedax, then the Hyco restorations I got rid of a couple because those two cover all bases for me.

However, I do need to confess that 2 years ago I then built this bandsaw mill.

What are the 4 you have?

Graham.

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I've started some posts here:

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