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A while back I did something I shouldn't ought to have done on the bandsaw (basically was cutting up stuff to small with poor support) and had a bit of a wreck. Since I knew I was doing something stupid (self awareness is .. something.. sometimes) I was using a lot of work holding aids so the only casualties were a blade and the saw insert. I have a spare insert, but I've been wanting something a tad more robust for quite a while and had stocked up on some brass a while back so I made a new one.
Short steps
Short steps
- Marked out a circle on a piece of brass (center punch, dykem, calipers)
- Marked out the retaining pins and slot
- Drilled out the dust relief holes, and some smaller holes for retaining pins
- Saw away the waste with a hacksaw
- File the slot smooth and slightly recessed/beveled on the back
- Used a hand reamer to countersink the dust holes (front and back)
- Roughed out the outside close to the line with a rasp
- Finished the roundness fit with the disk sander
- Used a belt sander to grind it down to thickness... This took FOREVER, if I was doing much of this I'd have to figure out a smarter way (at least it was close)
- Soldered in the little retaining pins on the bottom side, then spent a fair bit of time filing them to fit (they hole alignment isn't perfectly square and the plastic ones have a smidge more slop than I allowed here).