After being inspired by Steve Summers, I upgraded my 4X6 horizontal bandsaw by adding a flood coolant system and completely rewiring the electrical controls to accommodate the added demands presented by the coolant pump.
I took a piece of a 2x4 that was maybe 1" x 1.5" sawed a deep kerf into it and simple just dropped down on the blade at the rollers leaving the cutting area it acts like a wick and drops most of the coolant straight down instead of it going around the blade im thinking u can put a clamp on the wood block and adjust the wicking action so far works pretty good
neoprene "tires" on the blade drive and idle wheels ,,!! ..a MUST to keep the blade on ..!! and QUALITY bi-metal brand name blades ..!! ..I've owned and operated mine for almost 20 years and it's still going ..probably the best $169.00 I've ever spent ...!! ..i did have to replace the chinese drive motor ..with a USED domestic made motor i picked up at a yard sale several years ago ..I use a portable spray mist apparatus ("KOOL MIST") for coolant system when I'm cutting exotic alloys ,,much less messy than flood coolant as the guides and guards are not designed to accommodate flood without potential leaks ..i also designed a feed control system using a sliding weight attached to the horizontal upper blade housing ...anyway ...pretty good small saw ...
I also watched Steve Summers flood coolant job. I am picking a used one of these up in a few days. I will be interested in doing the mod. Looks great. The other thing i want to do is a raise lower system. Because the saw is going to have to live under a 900mm worktop. Regards. Steve.
First point is that like all machines, this saw must be monitored while in operation. Any irregularity requires intervention. Second is that the likely fault point is in the submersible pump, thus the GCFI.
@@papasfixitshop7982 the outlet you plug the bandsaw into needs to be GFCI i think he's saying. and i'm not sure why you went with that aftermarket weird dongle thing instead of just using a GFCI receptacle?
