Straightening my wooden bandsaw after 9 years

Nine years after I built it, finally straightening it out a bit (mostly, it was slightly crooked when I built it)
More about this bandsaw at:
woodgears.ca/bandsaw/homemade....

[@RobMoreland]

"So I used a tuna can...". I've missed these videos. No one McGyvers like you do.

[@Yonatan24]

I'm offended and feel vegan.

[@mr.f8585]

An insult to say the least, MacGuyver... shame on you.

[@olik136]

I was confused at first...tuna cans are always round here...

[@wobblysauce]

I know right... good thing he used the Can and not the tuna itself.

[@Don.Challenger]

Could Matthias be ashamed to say "sardine tin"? No, surely not.

[@Philxxxxxx]

Finally a great wood work video, he’s back! 👍

[@17931793248650]

Sadly, he will never be truly back because of his arms... A god has fallen. Doesn't mean he can't spread the knowledge.

[@Vir9il]

@@17931793248650 What happened to his arms?

[@Cheese_1337]

@@Vir9il tendonitis

[@deemstyle]

Man- 9 years! This means I must have been subbed for probably 11 or 12 years now!

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

Time flies...

[@donjohnson24]

@@Varangian_af_Scaniae Time flies like an arrow - Fruit flies like a banana!

[@luckysbackupchannel]

that fridge roast at the end was godlike

[@fabianbonasera]

Happy to see you doing woodwork again! Be mindful of those wrists so you don't have to stop again. I get the same kind of thing in my hands.

[@s7bfreeman]

I'm so glad you're back doing projects, even if it's just fixing old projects. I love your ingenuity and your humor.

[@wagdyziada4503]

Mat. Believe me or not, by this video you rewind my memory back when I was watching you making this bandsaw, good job man.

[@ddiva1973]

I love seeing you evisiting your old projects. It's fun to hear what you think now after such a long time.

[@holcon1]

He's back. I built this saw from Matthias's plans 5 years ago and it is still a joy to use. My motor is a 3 phase with vfd and a little under powered for re sawing but great for everything else. A most enjoyable video.

[@haggardish]

Every time I think you are done adding clamps, you add ten more.

[@ratchet1freak]

There can never be enough clamps

[@1pcfred]

@@ratchet1freak not according to glue manufacturers. 150 PSI is the recommended clamping pressure for softwood. So every clamp is good for 3-3/4 sqin.

[@SeahawkSailor]

I enjoy all you videos, but your woodshop episodes are my favorite. Really enjoyed seeing this. Thanks.

[@sabre0smile]

I think I say this every video; but it's always a pleasure watching you work. Thanks for sharing the maintenance and advice with us!

[@verdatum]

A classic Matthias video! I've missed these so much! You've honestly made my day. I know things have been crazy lately, I wish you well.

[@chrisbarr1359]

Everytime I watch your videos Im amazed by your creativity and resourcefulness. Keep up the great work. All the best to you and your family!

[@dekebell3307]

REALLY! A tuna can shield! I'd have spent hours...drawing-out a shield on 26ga, then bending it in my brake and eventually launching it across the shop because it didn't fit well. You whipped yours out of an old tuna can and it's perfect.You're the man.

[@BPDRacing1]

In fact I do move the fridge out of the kitchen when I'm not using it. I like my beer cold so technically I'm always using my fridge therefore it never moves. My house is slab on grade so no wood tension problems here. Love your videos and your sense of humor.

[@user-nv7gh8id5j]

9 years - great result!!! I built wooden band saw too. Thank you for video and plans

[@txoronpio]

Thanks a lot for this new video. My son and me we apreciate all you do.

[@tubalcain1]

So happy to see that we're back to woodworking! .. so exciting!

[@peterpocock9062]

Nice to see you back again Matt, I look forward to more of your "adventures"

[@rice0009]

Glad to see you back in the shop again!

[@dzee9481]

Matthias I love the remarks at the end. I hope you live a long life and have the same attituded. Some people are are just ignorant.

[@lmmartinez97]

It still amazes me that you guys build your houses out of wood. Here in Spain it is unthinkable to do anything of the like. The floor in my house is built out of big tiles over solid concrete.

[@Etna.]

Wohoo! Wandel in action! I am very glad to see you again. I hope your arms are better. Regards, Etna.

[@SKANK_HUNT49]

What's wrong with his arms? Did they get more out from beating off

[@s2pointoh]

Missed these videos. Glad to see you got the (one man) band back together.

[@1959ticktock]

Great to see you working with your arms again Matthias. Looking forward to more inventiveness coming soon...

[@stefanopassiglia]

This bandsaw is on the list of things I want to do this winter. I already bought your plans :)

[@corncobjohnsonreal]

You haven't make woodworking videos in so long I had to start woodworking myself. Now I can finally quit this great, rewarding hobby

[@TheExAquarist]

I love these videos and special how you aren't afraid to use tuna can technology.

[@ryankeane9517]

Holy cow j just realised I've been a subscriber for 9 years!!!!! Long live the man saw

[@H4rleyBoy]

Great to see you back again Matt :) :) :)

[@cupbowlspoonforkknif]

I haven't used the bell for any other channel but I'm doing it for you now because you do amazing work and I want to support you!

[@michaelwakley969]

great to see u back doing wood work

[@sapelesteve]

So very glad to see Matthias back doing woodworking stuff again! I also can't believe that it's been 9 yrs since you built that bandsaw!

[@stteo8506]

As always - another very interesting and educational video that is entertaining as well. Great work man!

[@leebyungjun151]

hey man I've been watching your video since like 2013.. you made me want to be a carpenter..

[@jackdehaan2267]

Back to the great videos. Excellent!

[@Bloodray19]

Finally. Some good ol' Matthias videos. I don't really like lego stuff, but this is pure gold

[@mrtnsnp]

Very nice to see that your arms are back in working order.

[@gregmislick1117]

Ironically I was about to correct the issue of my not having bought the plans yet and this vid pops up! Bolts & nuts + a dab of greese or Peratex brand Antisieze = no problems with "cold welding" over time ... I have actually been able to unscrew car exhaust hanger bolts with this stuff... we are talking nuts rusted round and apparently fused to the bolt threads, the part where the threads mate is usually still pristine ( but not much else) Thanks for the update !

[@tomboxyz5564]

Some antisieze on the mating surface between the wheel and hub is also a good idea, especially with steel rims, I had to use a rubber hammer to remove my rims, then I used a little ceramic antisieze and never had the issue again

[@DavidRed95]

Glad to see you tackle that. Hope all is better going forward...

[@ModzelModzelewski]

So nice to see a woodworking you:) Hope you recovered and are fine:)

[@NormReitzel]

Wow, a lot of work. I understand the esthetics of having it "Right" -- I wonder though if in this case "the perfect is the enemy of the good" applies. It was hugely informative watching you make these adjustments. More power to you!

[@KevinLitman]

A Matthias bandsaw video! My day is now perfect!

[@fabriziodini5806]

Glad to see you , mat

[@Ribsletics]

Good to see you word-working again!!!

[@bushman4124]

I missed your video's i hope this is a sign that you are back on track again.

[@toompie69]

Oh boy have i missed these type of videos.

[@NomadMakes]

Nice to see a revisit of and old build :D

[@Syrkyth]

The tendinitis looks like it's cleared up seeing the way you went at that hand planing! Yay!

[@natechucks]

Yes! A new woodshop video!

[@rootvalue]

Thank you for captions.

[@nicktrousers]

Very interesting update on the saw.

[@Delectes_Studio]

It’s good to see this type of content once again. This makes me want to go back and watch all the ingenious woodworking videos that got me hooked in the first place. Very good lessons in this, I appreciate you sharing it with us. Thank you.

[@messaoudkrioua5002]

Everything is boring in this life except a notification from Matthias Wandel 😍😍😍

[@messaoudkrioua5002]

pororoca farm 😂😂😅😅

[@K0S3K]

I missed these

[@greglautz8470]

While you are wearing a flannel inside your shop, down here in Phoenix Arizona we are still dealing with 110-degree temperatures. Oh how I envy Canada's Summer's!

[@matthiaswandel]

Even while temperatures hit the 30s for a few days, the basement always stayed below 20 C

[@jonathanswoboda]

Love the RIM shirt

[@matthiaswandel]

That shirt preceeds your time at RIM by probably half a decade!

[@J.n.A.1993]

Do I move the fridge to de-tension the floor joists? No.. should I? :D Nice video as always Matthias

[@davidshearer567]

4:25 seems to have been the culprit of the leaning. You can see it at 0:35. I couldn't tell if there was another "catch" on the back side. So it seems your band saw was tilted and twisted a bit from the start. Glad you got things squared away!

[@RDJim]

I guess I've been watching your channel for over 10 years? Wow. Time flies. Always a great show Matthias.

[@ronboe6325]

I was under the impression that taking the blade tension off was to be kind to the tires on the wheels. Good work!

[@dissimulii]

we got an old general international band saw at work. got some slight warping in the frame. it's been under tension with a 2" wide blade the entire time i've been there, about 10 years.

[@Yuru_Rock]

待ってました！I'm so happy!

[@AnttiHarri]

Wood is also a material that creeps over time, just like concrete. This is taken into account in large beams by having them manufactured slightly upwards so when the load + creep over time makes them sag they are actually straight. However I believe the tension of the blade is rather small to make the crane part deflect, isn't it?

[@davewilliams355]

Good come back

[@Schobul]

That is the most handtool woodworking video I have seen from you! What is next? New bandsaw done completely manually? 🙂

[@MazeFrame]

Foot pedal bandsaw sounds like an interesting project.

[@willybaetens4648]

You have put it together quicklier than the last time. 😂 Willy from Belgium.

[@VeranoDulce]

Interesting to watch your videos

[@bastelbaer_eu]

Ist immer noch eine geniale Konstruktion. Ein wenig Sägen hier, etwas Schleifen dort und schon ist sie wieder korrekt ausgerichtet. Das liebe ich so an dieser Konstuktion! Ein echtes DIY System! ;-)

[@lukas228]

Guess who's back!!!

[@timehunter9467]

This channel is way too underrated! Real craftsmanship is hard to come by now, it’s always nice to watch these videos!

[@MrElBenno]

Hey Matthias! i like your videos they are different to all those others out there! AND ich habe mitbekommen, dass du gebürtig aus Deutschland kommst und nun woanders ein tolles Stückchen Land gefunden hast. Tolle story! :D bleib so wie du bist!

[@mr.f8585]

Good job.

[@mgena717]

In case anybody hasn't said it yet, you should use anti-seize on any stainless to stainless connections to avoid that cold-welding problem.

[@SKTWoodDesign]

Da real woodwork McGyuver .Nice Work - Planing did squeeze your energy out Lol.

[@jessjulian9458]

I watched you build that bandsaw. It doesn't seem like nine years ago. Oh my, where does the time go. I'm still watching your videos, and enjoying them just as much. Thanks.

[@gokhangzd]

My bandsaw wheels are not align at horizontal angle. Does it make the bandsaw blade broken early ? I built my own bandsaw. When im trying to resaw, its pinching and drifting the blade..

[@oliver47228]

Hallo Matthias. Schön mal wieder ein paar Holzarbeiten von dir zu sehen. Ich freue mich auf neue Inhalte. Auch wenn die Elektronik nicht so wirklich meins ist habe ich sie immer aufmerksam verfolgt. Aber lieber ist mir der Weg des Ingenieurs mit dem Holz. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland

[@epiphonesg007]

I thought the lady of the house always make sure the floor joist are tensioned properly. Every year all the furniture needs to be moved around for "a better atmosphere".

[@beeldhouwerijvanvelzen1533]

Stainless bolts are fine. Just need to use some copper grease to prevent cold welding. Nice to see you're moving about more again, guess the elbows are improving?

[@Wordsnwood]

I have a quick release on my steel bandsaw... I still never detension it.

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

Wordsnwood (Art Mulder) ... You’re a monster!

[@PatCrowe]

I detension after I use it. I see no point in keeping that tension in one spot while not in use. Maybe make it go bump, bump, bump. MW likely uses his more than me. Grizzly put it on there for a reason.

[@Wordsnwood]

Yes I am.

[@davidshaper5146]

The purpose of detensioning is to forget you did it, so the blade flies off when you start up. That said, I do it. I thought it was supposed to be good for the blade.

[@richardwalden5390]

i wonder if you could do a truss rod like in a guitar neck insert to tune the angle?

[@davearonow65]

Yes you could and it would work. But you'd have to keep adjusting it. Which is why I would suggest using some carbon fiber, or metal, stiffening rods which would do the same thing with way less and less often adjustments needed.

[@Dutchshedwoodshop]

I really love your bandsaw. After all these years. Would you recommend anyone to build one? I'm thinking about building one.

[@gterry180]

oh man love the mic drop at the end...

[@Eaglebird]

Not only do i move the refrigerator, I move the entirety of the house out for those joists!

[@cbalan777]

Tuna can cut into a shield. Clever. I'm curious if you have a bunch of cans already clean and ready to go or if you just wait until you need something like this to have tuna for dinner.

[@shamimmiah9720]

Perhaps something like the equivalent of a guitar truss rod would be a good idea? Because the blade tension will always pull the arm out of true and it will get worse over time. A truss rod equivalent would allow permanent optimal alignment and increased blade tension if you need.

[@davidwostrel]

Love the RIM shirt :D

[@MrMalthusMusic]

Regarding the stainless steel bolt galling and seizing, it is likely the case that the people who had issues didn't use any thread lubricant which will almost certainly result in a seized thread every time. Applying some "copper coat" or similar to the thread would be all it takes to fix the issue; stainless bolts are excellent IF used correctly :)

I love your projects, especially when it comes to workshop machines.

[@jimscheltens2647]

I thought the detensioning was to keep the rubber on the wheel from creeping, not to prevent deflection of the frame. How are your arms doing, have you recovered from the tendonitis issue.

[@sharedinventions]

I have inserted dowels into the bottom, and cut them to the appropriate length to make the bottom sit level.

[@hoppend]

Very good video! I was wondering how the saw built from Ikea wood was holding up. Good to see you doing some proper woodworking! Btw. my floor joist are concrete.. should I build my saw out of concrete to?

[@TheBareSaint]

Master!

[@LifeHappy-]

gold.

[@KeithBNimble]

Do you still have your copy carver machine? I would love to see you use it in a project.

[@orbsphere-]

I actually have about 1" or 25.4 mm (so much easier to note or work with? lol) of slope in floor across width of fridge. Had to build a level platform for fridge to sit on and a removable skewed ramp to put in front when it does get pulled out from wall. I guess on a similar note one doesn't need to flush the toilet until there's a problem either?

[@transdimensionalist]

yes stainless gauls but is ok if you lubricate with grease

[@DBYNOE]

I thought detension was for the blade, not the frame, but seeing you build several of these I'm comfortable believing you know more about these than even those that manufacturer them 😉