I Rebuilt a Bandsaw from the Ground Up, and it Cut STEEL

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I bought a cheap small tiny bandsaw and its pretty awful, and by awful I mean it doesn't work.
so in this video, I try to rebuild it and make it look not weird at all.
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[@urituchmanpigeon]

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[@pistool1]

Slammed like button before 0:00! Have a nice summer : -)

[@spiralyahgaming4566]

You should sing more. Seriously. Don't get me wrong. Avoid doing it professionally, but if you edit your videos with more singing it would definitly spread smiles everywhere like no one else. I know i would smile more. Keep 'em comming!

[@ВладимирГрачев-ы2и]

Uri, that link is broken, some extra symbols crawled in (like a pigeon to that store)

[@peterdeans4635]

Looks like myan or aztec inspired bandsaw man👍😊

[@manfredziernhold6046]

😂😂😂 Du bist das was man bei uns umgänglich als "schrägen Vogel" bezeichnet. Genie und Wahnsinn 😂😂😂

[@bytesback.]

These videos get slightly more insane every time. And that's why I'm subscribed.

[@MACTEPCKA9I_HA_MUHUMAJIKAX]

Этим безумным инструментам не хватает собственных имен, таких же безумных.

[@stuartstephens]

Uri is demented, but in a good way. 😁 The animation in this video was great.

[@markedis5902]

Just love the guy

[@pistool1]

This is magic; and Uri's work is black magic : -) Been here since the day 1.

[@Toddemone]

Mee too

[@davedavem]

I've learned to stop asking why.

[@samuelmellars7855]

Maybe soon you'll ask "why not?" instead

[@vincenttavani6380]

Give me a lever shaped like a long pointing arm and a fulcrum that looks like an elaborately engraved nose and I can flick the earth like a booger.

[@threegreencharms]

-Archimedes' funky uncle, circa 244 B.C.

[@removechan10298]

"elaborately engraved nose" lol

[@UnknownZYX_4085]

fling the earth like a booger? why not fling the entire solar system like flicking a little ant

[@rafezetter8003]

That sounds very Pythonesque.

[@tmcmurdo826]

There is a very fine line betwixt insanity and genius and you walk it like a drunken sailor dancing a jig on a shaker table. I wouldn’t miss a single second of your videos. You are fabulous.

[@DuaneInMich]

I've painted, stripped, repainted, restripped, etc. more projects than I care to recall, my friend. I raise a glass to your creativity AND persistence!

[@simxplicit]

"Small percentage" viewer here. I came for the engraving all those years ago, but I stayed for the shenanigans. Informative and hilarious as always, Uri!

[@clarewillison9379]

Me too. 💝

[@Trixieflips]

I love all the little animations sprinkled throughout, it made it feel really special

[@shedmanx3640]

The irony in using a bandsaw to make a bandsaw. Uri your manic personality and “shenanigans” is what makes all us subscribers continue to come back.

[@peterdeans4635]

I watched an amazing vid once of a guy doing just that with a lathe. All he had was a chuck and motor and used them to make a very profesional, well balanced and more torque than hell ever need, things we can do if time allows are almost endless🤔✌️take care.

[@LorenXLX]

@@peterdeans4635 That sounds very interesting! Do you remember the channel’s name? I’d love to check it out!

[@peterdeans4635]

@@LorenXLX hi, sorry it was a while ago now, I remember it was an english guy, maybe look under machinery/l/ lath construction at the top of your home page. Sorry couldn't help more. Good luck take care👍

[@LorenXLX]

@@peterdeans4635 Thank you! I think I might have a couple channels in mind!

[@patrickmccarthy6532]

That yelling lathe mushroom was so funny. I can see you put a lot of effort into not just making your wonderful ideas but in your video and musical editing too . Your an amazing guy . Keep up the good work . Be happy.

[@robotparadise]

While walking upon youtube I came upon a shakespearean eccentric holding a chisel in the left and finger-less glove in the right and laughed at the pigeon sitting on his shoulder as it looked at me and said, _"I taught him everything he knows."_ Humbly subscribed.

[@miles11we]

I know you won't see this but man, it is sooo much easier and cheaper (after like 3 projects) than most people think to get into using spray guns instead of rattle cans. (If you or anyone else that reads this chooses to go this route, research- -The different types of guns/spraying (hvlp, lvlp, etc) and decide what's best for your compressor, projects and shop. (Probably lvlp for most non professional settings) -Fluid tip and needle (Surprisingly pricey so just go with a gun that comes with the one you want) Thicker paint/finish needs a bigger hole to flow through (For me- 1.6 and thin accordingly) -Paint and finish Just for simplicity, I go with the same type of solvent lacquer and conversion varnish for everything (mostly lacquer rn, want to move 100% to con var soon), just get the same type in a primer, paint base, clear, sealer, etc. never deal with chemical incompatibility. Dyes/tints to make your paints I had no money for a long time, so I just got straight lacquer, used titanium dioxide and whatnot to make my own paint bases, thinned for sealers, etc. - A scale and notebook for logging and replicating things. If you don't need to mix 10 gallons at a time with milligram precision, a decent scale is very reasonably priced. You can also make a less precise scale still work with some fancy work arounds. -Solvents and additives I just have lacquer thinner, acetone and other misc solvents, I use the ones that flash off faster to speed things up, I use the slower ones as retarders. Obv the real stuff will often work a bit better but I ain't made of money lol it works -Compressor For small projects you really don't need much, set your gun and finish/paint up for spraying at as low of a pressure as you can get it to still spray nicely. I used a small pancake compressor for a ton of stuff for a long time. For smaller stuff an airbrush is awesome, they can run off a tiny compressor that doesn't even have a tank and they cost like $15 (and somehow still work fine), the orings don't play nice with the harsh solvents I use though. You can replace them with teflon if you want but I haven't bothered yet, I just make sure to not take the air brush apart until all of the solvent has had plenty of time to evaporate and leave the rubber. Idk what it is about most air tools but you can buy the cheapest ones on the market and they still usually work fine. Usually need a bit more care and time in setup but still. Can't say the same with almost any other kind of tool

[@petecross9470]

I for one found this very informative and useful! Thanks 👍🏻

[@nefariousyawn]

Ditto

[@jack5864]

Thankyou for taking the time to share this information with us, I've got some projects coming up and ill definitely keep this in mind. Cheers :)

[@davedavem]

I hope Make The Body will be available on Spotify

[@AquaPeet]

"It's garbage... let's try again..." and then I saw A GIANT VERSION BEING BUILT and I laughed out really loud because I was thinking you were going to put an actually HUGE SWITCH BOX on the bandsaw because it was just easier to make!!

[@rickthedragon]

I love the animation

[@joebonomono5078]

If everything went as planned I wouldn't like these videos as much. I enjoy watching someone get derailed by the same obscure issues that would affect any one of us. We have all needed serenity now.

[@literate-aside]

This channel is one man's decent into unfettered creative madness. It's majestic.

[@blockerman3d266]

You're reliability one of my favorite entertainers on any platform. As always, may you have success in all of your endeavors in the future. Especially involving paint.

[@Handsome-Garbage]

I’ve been subbed for years, your videos just keep getting better & better! Your creativity makes me happy, thanks for that. 😊

[@Occatuul]

It's nice to see an honest process with struggle and setbacks and humour. Wild and fun video concept too, as usual.

[@skippylippy547]

Creative, gifted, funny, spontaneous, artistic, crafty, smart and fearless! This is why I watch Uri! 🥰

[@lanesteele240]

Artistic or autistic

[@Solanza]

I have nothing in common with your wood working skills but I love all your videos, they are quite creative and have allot of personality in their presentation compared to most other channels.

[@anchopanchorancho]

Hey thank you for showing your failures. I had a day of painting auto body, fenders etc. That day, everything I had wrinkled to death. An entire days worth of work gone. So many failures corrected throughout the day only to run into it again. This helps remind me that frustration and steps back are normal.

[@GentlemensWatchServices]

I’ve had a right old week, seeing a new Tuchman at the end of it is just lovely. Not watched it yet, but my thought on “I turned myself into a bandsaw” is yep, not surprised at all.

[@bosweg10]

What sticks with me is failure is unavoidable. But heck, this is how you learn new tricks. Thank you for showing the whole journey.

[@discipleoftheword1785]

I found another brother. You are awesome. Thank you for the smiles.

[@Borgedesigns]

You havent tried making a mill yet (I think?), you should make yourself into a mill like the Boris Artzybasheff artworks

[@Hoaxer51]

Matthias Is working on one too if you want to check his out but he’s into wood working more.

[@urituchmanpigeon]

He's an inspiration for sure!

[@PatrickHoodDaniel]

A wonderful work of art!

[@elcatrinc1996]

I almost forgot how amazing this channel is, thanks random recomendation for reminding me to watch all the videos on this channel AGAIN!

[@jeffantunes4145]

Your videos always scratch something in my brain of wonder and nostalgia. As much as I wish you could upload more I’m happy you don’t rush videos because they’re awesome! Serenity now!

[@THEedcbb3]

Holy fuck that opening animation is spectacular I swear the production quality has gotten so much better/unhinged recently and Im all about it 🤌🤌

[@valentinmitterbauer4196]

0:27 The internet rotted my brain. All i can see is yet another type of wojak.

[@bobsmith5088]

Atlas Chud

[@nomadicsculpt]

You're stuff is always a work of art. I mean the whole video. I've been working in graphics, animation and 3D for 25 years and I think you're exceptional. OK, enough praise.

[@Postfrogish]

I truly hope you are having a good time, Uri, in the big picture! Because I am enjoying every one of your videos. You really are a great artist...and by also sharing your mistakes and unfruitfull endeavors (which honestly are entertaining) you make the crafting process real and accessible. Your creativity, though, is beyond compare. Please keep on shenaniganning! ❤️

[@josuelservin]

I commend your resolve and respect your sunken-cost-fallaciery... The animations and sound are wonderful in this one, I look forward to the inevitable PigeonSaw 2.0!

[@pickletreewoodcraft7858]

Another pro tip is make sure you check whether spray paint is an enamel, lacquer, acrylic, or urethane and make sure to only use like products to keep it simple but you can still apply any finish over a lacquer if it is fully dry and your nose will let you know if it is

[@tbillington]

I love your mad ideas and execution of those ideas Uri. You're a truly unique craftsman.

[@enzopriesnitz5521]

this video is such an accurate honest representation of the process of making something

[@stevegosci]

Uri's videos are ones you like before you even start watching.

[@gubs9132]

The amount of effort and creativity in each video doesn’t go unnoticed

[@CaiGwatkin]

I'm glad you keep in all the failures! Weirdly that makes me want to start doing workshop projects more than the perfect work I sometimes see. The finished product is both practical and iconic, the custom hardware really makes it beautiful. Also, nice MR2 at the start.

[@RhymesWithDonna38]

I'm gonna guess this was the happiest accident and not your actual inspiration, but I gasped when you added the googly eye because suddenly the bandsaw looked like The Big Chicken in Marietta GA and I love it!!

[@Ridenmy65]

Fantastic video...very entertaining as always....and as always love all the pieces of art you create....

[@gaelletourneau-rouillard4965]

So much chaos yet a superhuman amount of perseverance! Incredible!

[@M1903-s6k]

When you masked off the first time to paint the white lines: You should paint it red (the color of the background) instead of white. Let the red dry, then paint white on top of it. This way the red bleeds instead of the white, and you won’t see it because it is bleeding on to more red. Your red seals the tape so the white can’t bleed.

[@MayorMcCheese2000]

you poor man.... I have enough nightmares keeping my Laguna running smoothly, let alone have to worry about making parts for it... Godspeed!

[@TheJamlessDodger]

This video Is a masterpiece. The time, effort and love clearly shows. Keep going uri.

[@xpndblhero5170]

14:14 - Nice This Old Tony reference.... The little face was very much appreciated. 😂👍

[@pel6413]

You're thinking clickspring

[@renooples]

Oh my gosh, I felt the pain with the painting struggles! 😫

[@fullmentaljacket4159]

Brilliant. Based on the title, I thought this was going to be some kind of machine cosplay, or a human powered bandsaw. I was not disappointed with what I got.

[@JC-ew5ss]

I love your combination of artistic genus and above average fallibility.

[@janettehill8544]

It's always a pleasure to see what you are up to. You follow your own vision and it always great!

[@tamurlane6]

Oh man, what a fantastic video! Your persistence is inspiring. I have put projects in the bin or on the shelf for less compared to what you endured with this bandsaw. I also loved The Clickspring reference!

[@andrewgray9663]

As ever a most entertaining and thought provoking work. I hope you have not suffered too much from the tribulations in this creation. As regards your burgeoning singing career however I fear I may have some bad news.....

[@frankierzucekjr]

Man i love your channel.. Everything about it. The beginning bit was great. Love the Bevis and Butthead shirt especially

[@KORUPTable]

I feel like your English is getting better and better! Love the music and crazy ideas!

[@BeesKneesBenjamin]

This brings back memories of me building one of my first electric guitars. I think I redid the paint job 10 times, spent like 250 euros on lacquer in the process to eventually use the wrong clear coat. I gave the body away to a friend of mine.

[@jasharin]

this is quite probably the most Uri Tuchman project ever done

[@Sephyricon]

I loved the "using a band saw to make a band saw'-part the most!

[@frankierzucekjr]

The amount of patience you have man. Way more than i would have. But yea MDF is a pain. I was trying to do a paint job on an old speaker box and ran into similar problems. So i just used spray adhesive and stuck fake leather on it that i got from hobby lobby. It was very cheap too. So it worked out

[@CamdenBowen]

I love everything about this

[@Druforithe]

Uri, Uri, Uri. You crazy, special, unlucky man. You never fail to entertain.

[@ryebis]

So much character, love the energy. Keep it up.

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

That was a challenge! Well done Uri for persevering and keeping us entertained. I hope you have some nice weather and you can go smell the flowers now.

[@andrejohnson6731]

This whole thing has just the right amount of chaos.

[@JohanSvanberg-j1l]

You are just great! Thank you for sharing your schenaniganzzz. ❤

[@RaccoonHenry]

it's so humanizing seeing you fail so bad! and this video is HILARIOUS!!! turned out great, too!

[@Richardwright-we6rv]

just when i think you can't be funnier, or more entertaining, here's a new video to prove me wrong....... Genius!!

[@waxyjim]

You sir are a creative genius. Thank you for sharing.

[@cullumsay171]

By far the best music on this channel, is the music Uri produces himself. Corny, but glorious, it’s cornious!

[@dpeter6396]

You're mad as a hatter! That's why I love you going through all the nutty steps to do a project like this. Mad!

[@Vicerion17]

All that painting and scraping and painting and scraping truly hurt my soul to watch too, but it came out really nice! The drawing at first gave me an almost Aztec, with the blocky squarish look though the finished 3D version doesn't for some reason.

[@rrrosecarbinela]

Your perseverance is amazing. It's beautiful... Looks a little inspired by Maya art.

[@MarrockV]

Watch all of Uri's videos in chronological order and you can easily track his slow descent into madness.

[@Attoparsec]

You glorious weirdo -- thank you for being on my timeline!

[@hans-sperling]

OMG. I just realized that I have the same cabinet in my living room that you have in your workshop, except for a few details!

[@CatSlinky]

This is a brilliant artist. One of the best on YT.

[@ark212]

It's a bummer that you got rid of that beautiful and unique figure pinstripe. It was so cool.

[@MrDuranis]

Glad Uri Shared this. Anyone who makes stuff regularly will at some point come across one project (or sometimes many) were they have to fight it every step of the way. Every single step becomes a problem, every possibly thing that can go wrong, does go wrong. Its good to see someone with as much talent as him still has these projects from hell as well. Turned out great though and the video was entertaining as hell. Mushroom head dude on the lathe literally made me laugh out loud.

[@lIlIIlIllIIIllIIllIlIllIllI]

dude that bandsaw you image is a phenomenal picture that i have shared with a few people

[@shinyribs2178]

Hey Uri, nice job on the saw and I really enjoyed the animations! Take care ✌️

[@ralph3295]

The amount of work in this is crazy

[@jamesmaddigan8132]

A good day and week, with Inheritance Machine dropping a new video the same day, and Adam Savage talking about failure as part of the process to success with Uri showing what that means. : )

[@MrCollinKeeL]

the Christmas song really got me

[@sororbudwiser]

You're such a buzzer, Uri, I love it! 🤣

[@thegakatac]

Love the style and skits in this one. Complete unrestricted creative flow. Absolutely wonderful to see :)

[@zeikjt]

11:12 Is probably one of the greatest songs ever recorded

[@jayglenn837]

1992?? There goes my headcanon about Uri being an ageless vampire from the middle ages who got bored & became a machinist. Also this whole episode felt like an homage to Shel Silverstein.

[@shay999100]

אורי, הכרתי אותך בבצלאל, עוקב אחרי כל סרטון שלך כבר שנים! לא מפסיק להפתיע :)

[@DD-DD-DD]

I am here for your single-handed resurrection of Absurdism

[@lady_draguliana784]

Loving the editing and goofy animations! 🤣

[@herr_lehmann]

A little Clickspring mock? Very nice.

[@deathfri]

Fully enjoyed this build Reminded me of your early videos Plz plz keep up the fantasic work

[@daveys]

That MDF piece would look amazing if it were cast metal. Love the design!

[@andreacrashe9894]

*I just love how your mind works...🙂 Plus I love that you are prepared to show us your hic-cups/mistakes too 🙂 But I do want to state that it looks absolutely amazeballs. 🙂 You sir are a true genius at work 🙂nz*

[@Improbablegardener]

Your animations make me happy

[@xaxabogbart]

Haha! I'm just coming up on a tab of acid and this is the perfect blend of trippy, weird, artistic, and drawing on the loose abstract, synaesthetic connections your brain makes in things, sort of thing, for my current, similar state of mind

[@johnboyega9467]

I love your videos so much and your dedication to something that just seems to throw every problem at you is inspirational

[@Pocket-Watch]

This was great to watch. Seeing how you go for satisfaction in your work no matter how many times you need to redo a process, is truly inspirational. Thanks for showing your mistakes as well as your successes, cheers

[@thenextstepp]

I think the issue with the hammertone paint is that it needs to be stirred very well (or shaken) and applied heavier than you'd expect. That's how I've gotten good results anyway.