Moak Restoration/Upgrade Complete - Pics time

[woodguy1975]

Well, my goal was to complete the 36" bandsaw rebuild/upgrade before I leave again for China. All bearings have been replaced, brakes replaced with electronic braking, new lower door, and new blade guard fabricated by me. A picture is worth a 1000 words so it is on with the pictures.

For the complete gallery click here.

Here is the main picture of the front of the saw. The main body was painted with S&W epoxy paint (polymer blue). The doors were painted with S&W industrial enamel 2 shades lighter blue. The guides, and electrical components where painted with Rustoleums Hammered Silver Paint.

Black Diamond Guides - Thats a 3/4" blade in those guides. Just 19' long for this saw!!!!!!

Custom Aluminum throat blade guard

Moak Logo

Wheel Mounted - Light Blue Hammered Paint.

Main Back View

Main Electrical View without before the fan unit install- I'll write up more details on that system later!

Thanks for Viewing,

John

 

[woodguy1975]

BTW, Keep you calanders open June 16th. There will be a bandsaw commissioning party!!!!!!!

I'll cater in BBQ again and we'll have a great time.

 

[nelsone]

WOW!!! Great looking saw. I don't think that would even fit in my gar...shop! Congratulations!:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[WoodWrangler]

Holy smokes, John! That MOAK is looking SWEET!

Awesome job ...

 

[McRabbet]

John, what a fantastic job of restoration you've done -- I hope you'll submit pictures to OWWM.com for their archives, since this has to be one of the best restorations their members will ever see! I can see you cutting out rocking chair seats in a single pass; resawing 12" curly maple or cutting 5-1/2" diameter table tops on this baby! Absolutely gorgeous, Dude! Can't wait to see it in it's finished state.

Rob

 

[skeeter]

Wow!!

 

[woodguy1975]

Can't wait to see it in it's finished state.

It is finished. I was actually cutting with it yesterday. Some of the pics were taken during reassembly, not at the end. It came together just as I had hoped. I have been posting on OWWM and will submit the photos to their archive. I need to submit it and the jointer.

I can't wait to use the saw for a real project!!! That table is HUGE in person!

 

[Travis Porter]

Looks great! The Rikon in the background looks like a toy.

 

[cskipper]

You did a really great job cleaning and refurbishing that bad boy! Please tell me that June 26 is not the date of the western NCWW meeting?!

 

[Monty]

Sweet!!!

 

[woodguy1975]

You did a really great job cleaning and refurbishing that bad boy! Please tell me that June 26 is not the date of the western North Carolina Woodworker meeting?!

Rob, when will the June meeting be? Going by the trend of second saturday of every month means I should be the weekend after the meeting. I'll move it if that is the date of the meeting or we can just have the meeting in my shop. :-D:-D:-D

 

[NCPete]

Sweet!!!

Wow Monty, you have a nice new saw!;-)

 

[Alan in Little Washington]

What a great job and great machine!!! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap.

Will you use the VFD to change speed or is it just to provide 3 phase?

 

[McRabbet]

Please tell me that June 26 is not the date of the western North Carolina Woodworker meeting?!

Rob, when will the June meeting be?

The June meeting of the Western NC Woodworkers Association will be Saturday, June 9th. You both now are committed to be there!!:eusa_danc And I hope I can make the great MOAK Unveiling and BBQ on the 16th (we leave a week or so later for a month in upstate NY!)

Rob

 

[woodguy1975]

What a great job and great machine!!! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap.

Will you use the VFD to change speed or is it just to provide 3 phase?

The VFD is big enough that I have to supply 3 phase to the VFD. I have a rotary phase converter for basic shop 3 phase. The motor pulls the current of a 7.5 HP motor. The drive (VFD) gives me two things. I slowed the blade speed down to 5000 ft/min instead of 8400 ft/min. The other is braking. With the brake resistor and custom program I can stop the saw in 5 seconds from running speed with no mechanical brakes. Gotta have the brake resistor to take the braking torque from 25% to 125%. I also used an output line reactor to protect the motor from the drive. It is always recommended when putting a VFD on a noninverterduty rated motor.

The enclosure also has 220V cooling fans which is super nice. I found them on Ebay for a steal. All aluminum housing, great flow, and no low voltage supply needed to the cabinet. The fan just pulls from two phases of the 3 phase coming in. I have an exhaust filter towards the top of the cabinet to let the hot air out of the cabinet. I decided to push the cabinet instead of pull, but either works fine.

 

[clowman]

Wow John, that thing looks like new money! Nice work!

 

[stoneskippers]

Looks good John. About the bandsaw commissioning party, I don't think I have to work that week so Cathy and I should make it.

 

[Travis]

John I can not beleive that last Saturday it was laying around in pieces. You did a really great job not only with the finish but also the controls. You should consider trying to publish one of your massive tool refurbishing projects.

 

[DavidF]

That is one nice job there John! You must be very pleased with yourself.

 

[PurpleThumb]

All it needs is to be "broken in" on some PADAUK:rolf::rolf: