Home
- What's New: home page and list of updates to this site.
- Site Index: a list of all of the page on this site.

Vim Scripts
- TagHighlight: highlighting of typedefs, #defines, enumerated names etc in Vim.
- EasyColour: colour schemes made easy!
- Bandit Colour Scheme: a colour scheme for Vim.

Metalwork
- Introduction: an introduction to the metalworking pages on my website.
- My Workshop: some information about my metalworking workshop.
- Mini-Lathe: improvements and tooling for my mini-lathe.
- SX3 Milling Machine: improvements and tooling for my milling machine.
- Harrison M250: improvements and tooling for my Harrison M250.
- Grinder: improvements and tooling for my bench grinder.
- Bandsaw: improvements and tooling for my bandsaw.
- Welding: projects related to welding.
- Miscellaneous: metalworking-related stuff that doesn't fit elsewhere.
- Metalwork Calculators: a selection of on-line calculators related to metalworking.
- Metalwork Data: some useful data for metalworking projects.

Woodwork
- Introduction: an introduction to the woodworking pages on my website.
- My Workshop: some information about my woodworking workshop.
- Hand Tools: hand tools and accessories that I've made.
- Power Tool Accessories: power tool accessories that I've made.
- Benches: benches that I've made.
- Furniture: furniture that I've made.
- Boxes: boxes that I've made.
- Outdoor Projects: outdoor projects I've done.
- Other Projects: woodwork projects that don't fit into the other categories.

3D Printing

Software
- ARPCalc: a powerful reverse polish calculator.
- Digraph: a simple tool to make symbol entry easier when typing.

Useful Tools and Notes
- Google Maps to GPX: a tool to create route plans for your GPS with Google Maps.
- GEMF Format: a format for efficiently storing map tiles for use off-line on smart phones with FAT32 or similar file systems.
- Ebay Seller Blacklist: a browser plug-in to allow you to blacklist bad ebay sellers.

Bandsaw Restoration: The Motor

These photos show the motor after it had been assembled. Photos of it in bits and unpainted are shown on various other pages in this section so I haven't reproduced them here.

Like the earth point on the main casting, the earth point on the motor needed the paint removing. This was done in the same way: with a small counterbore held in the hand and carefully rotated to scrape away the paint in the right place.

This photo shows the rotor of the motor while it was removed from the motor. Prior to disassembly, the bandsaw had been very noisy and one of the areas that I suspected could be a cause of this were the bearings in the motor. Therefore, while the motor was in pieces, I took the bearings off and fitted new ones. The motor is a lot quieter now!

Next: Blade Guides

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