Rockwell Model 14 Band Saw

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Rogue57

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Hey guys,

Just got back from a yard sale, and somehow managed to get out of there with a Model 14 Rockwell Bandsaw for $100! (Good deal??? I thought so.) I've wanted a bandsaw for years, and "needed" one for almost as long. It's in great shape, and came with a wood cutting blade. Only original part it's missing is the miter gauge, which I'm not all that worried about. Just wondering where I might find metal cutting blades for one of these?

Thanks,

Brad
 
Brad,
MSC makes bandsaw blades to size even if they don't stock the correct size for your saw. 1-800-645-7270 or www.mscdirect.com
Eric

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Brad, unless you have a speed control/step-belt pully, you will have trouble cutting metal with it. Ferrous metals require a *much* lower speed.

There is a techniques called friction cutting that uses high speed, and a worn-out, fine-tooth wood blade to cut steel, but it is not of much value except for cutting stock to length, since the stuff gets so hot it hardens (air quenching alloys, anyway).
 
Lucky guy....$100. and probably Cast Iron wheels to boot, real steel parts, maybe even roller guides for the blade?....lots of stuff from new saws will fit if you need....Cast Iron frame & table are drill-able and tap-able if you want to add something new....most new miters gages will probably fit the slot....You will have fun.

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ColoradoBoy
 
Brad

Great find!!!

In order to be able to cut steel, you need a blade speed of about 90 to 100 fpm(feet per min).
The slowest my bandsaw would go was about 600 fpm. So in order for me to get 100 fpm, I had to step the speed down 6 times slower.
So I added another shaft that has a 12" and a 2" pully. I now have a metal cutting bandsaw.

Good luck

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Rick Frigault Canadian Custom Knifemaker
 
Thanks for the input, guys. Are the speed factors due to heat generated with so much blade moving past the metal? Well, at least I can now easily cut my own scales, and hopefully still be able to handle the non-ferrous metals pretty well. To R Dannemann: yeah, the thing is built like a tank!
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My wife actually gave me a "pat on the back" when she saw what I got! Go figure... And Rick, I must have read your mind - I've been thinking that a third wheel in the config. might help slow things down. Seems that it would need to be an axle with 2 wheels on it to do what I was thinking. Do you have any pics of how you did that?

Thank again, everyone.

Brad
 
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