View Full Version : Delta Bandsaw Restoration
cadwiz
06-16-2007, 07:48 PM
Well here it is, the Katrina submerged Delta bandsaw I acquiried last year. As usual I'm stuck on motor/power options, but Darin (Wiredscience) working some options for me. Until then here's the rest of it.
Enjoy, Cadwiz
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/cadwiz/BandSawBefore1.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/cadwiz/BandSawAfter1.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/cadwiz/BandSawBefore2.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/cadwiz/BandSawAfter2.jpg
wierdscience
06-16-2007, 08:11 PM
Hey,that cleaned up good,nice job!Getting rid of rust and crust is fun ain't it?:D
Haven't forgot the shaper pics,just been busy lately.
cadwiz
06-16-2007, 08:20 PM
No prob, I'm in no hurry, I'll be in Arkansas for work for awhile anyway.
Yea rust removal via electrolysis is way cool, new bearings and the thing's smooth as silk! Gotta fire up my sprayer if I do this much longer, the spray can thing's gettin old.
Cadwiz
Cad',
I think other posters have shown restorations from Katrina damage (or were those your's also?).
Are these machines cheap, like scrap prices?
japcas
06-16-2007, 09:06 PM
Thanks for sharing the pictures. Looks like you did a real good job on that. I'd be proud to own it.
wierdscience
06-16-2007, 09:44 PM
Are these machines cheap, like scrap prices?
Depends,if they are at a scrapyard or yard sale yes,sometimes cheaper.If they are at an auction no.I have seen stuff in much worse shape than Cad's bandsaw go for big money at auctions.
That looks great. Nice paint. Still has the knobs too. I have a little Craftsman from the 40's I found on the street curb. It got flooded too. It works great now. Jim
cadwiz
06-17-2007, 06:52 AM
Thanks for the replies. Yes, these two machines were cheap as in free. They belonged to a friend of mine that lost his house down to the slab in Bay St. Louis. This was all they found literally. Found the bandsaw about a 1/2 block away washed up against a fence. My friend moved back to Baton Rouge and didn't have the heart to start a shop again so he gave these to me. I was told that at least in that area that during cleanup there was all sorts of stuff out by the curb, assuming you could find a curb. Down in New Orleans who knows, they still haven't cleaned up, still mounds and mounds of debris piled up. I restored the drill press seen in the first pic last year and posted the results. I finally got a motor for it and it works flawlessly. I used Hammertone silver to mask some of the pitting from the saltwater. Between the saw, DP, and recent Bridgeport efforts I think I'm starting to get the hang of this machine restoration hobby.
Cadwiz