paskmakes.com/free-plans/ I've wanted make these modifications to the saw for a couple of years. The only thing stopping me, I wasn't sure if it would make a good video and if something isn't a video these days, it doesn't get done. Anyway I decided I really wanted to get it done I'm glad I did, it's now gone from a capable saw to an awesome saw that will be a pleasure to use! :)
@190055joe10 ай бұрын
Greetings from Melbourne Australia where about are you located.
@ydonl10 ай бұрын
Good things happen when you think about solutions for a couple of years! :)
@silasmarrs140910 ай бұрын
I can't speak for anyone else, but I watch your stuff because I like to see a craftsman at work, not because I plan to do anything like this. You sometimes seem apologetic for having better tools (like the milling machine), or you try to justify the time you spent on something that was probably unnecessary. You shouldn't. You are a skilled craftsman and I think most of us are here because we want to see what you do, regardless of whether it'll ever apply to us. If anyone gives you flack for making a video that you wanted to make, ignore them.
@Climb0r-bd5eo10 ай бұрын
I absolutely love shop improvement videos, keep em coming 😍
@FunctionalPrintFriday10 ай бұрын
I feel you on the "if something isn't a video it doesn't get done" It's a blessing and a curse. Great work as always.
@joshuahasson968710 ай бұрын
I own none of these metal working tools, I’m an amateur wood worker but I must say… Neil, your videos on any topic are a delight to watch. You’re so informative & honestly the reason I like your channel, you’re very innovative. Thanks for the content, mate!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Joshua! :)
@TheChrisddd10 ай бұрын
Exactly. Woodworking only for me, even built his swivel workbench seat (wood version), but I am just as eager to watch @paskmakes metal working videos as his woodworking... knowing full well I have no intention of ever realistically getting into metal working
@bobafetting637310 ай бұрын
Same here. Your comment sums up how I feel about the channel and Neil’s work too.
@Kraaketaer10 ай бұрын
Agreed! I'm pretty much the same, and don't envision I'll ever get into metalworking, but i still feel like I learn a lot watching these videos - creative problem solving, improving tools in useful ways, functionality oriented design, and overall just learning to think critically and constructively around improving annoyances and shortcomings of tools and equipment. I doubt I'll ever apply anything from these videos directly, but the thinking? Useful all the time.
@steenteudt10 ай бұрын
I was just about to write the exact same😀
@dg5048410 ай бұрын
To answer your question in the video -> I watch your videos for the enjoyment of them Neil. You really are missed in the community here when you are away for a while, but I, like most of us here, keep checking your channel regularly in hopes of catching one of your videos. We love your videos and you are very much respected. Whatever you make is enjoyable.
@ezrabartsch150510 ай бұрын
This what I came here to say. Keep on keeping on-I’m here because I like watching you make anything!
@brindmusicnerd10 ай бұрын
Same!!
@AdamAugustPhoto10 ай бұрын
I reckon he could literally make a video of sweeping up and most us would watch it 😂
@harindergill722110 ай бұрын
Ditto!😀 I watch the old videos to get my fix if the new one is too long in coming
@dlserran5610 ай бұрын
Same!
@smacfe10 ай бұрын
Wow, best video yet. Most KZbinrs have no clue that the average hobbyist does not get equipment for free, can’t afford high end equipment, does not get the tax write off for every nickel spent, and gets huge enjoyment in making a reasonably affordable tool into a high end product. There are so many candidates for “pimping” modest tools into really nice equipment and this is a great look at how to do that. Thanks!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you. :)
@DavidPyro10 ай бұрын
You wondered out loud why people would watch this when they don’t have your saw. We’re watching how to solve problems, and how to overcome challenges. Not how to modify a saw. Great content, as always. Please keep it coming.
@plainnpretty10 ай бұрын
I agree I don’t have a saw like this. But I enjoyed watching what you can do to improve the tools you do have.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks David! I'm never quite sure whether the subject matter is appealing or not but glad you're more interested in the process. :)
@scottrelstyle364710 ай бұрын
Brilliantly said... as i sit here try to articulate why I'm watching videos on tools' don't own or even intend to own. It's the very neat solution to a problem.
@michaelsimpson97799 ай бұрын
Always educational if not directly immediately applicable. Keep on keeping on. 👍
@kashmirha9 ай бұрын
Also it is amazing to see how a person can make THINGS with their own hand, in a way I do not know, and can not imagine. Its like watching a secret knowledge tutorial :D
@NemoA9010 ай бұрын
for some reason i find watching modifications and improvements even more interesting than scratch builds. theres just something about it
@branchandfoundry56010 ай бұрын
I totally agree. Much more relatable. I'm rarely good at coming up with a tool design from scratch. But I can see 5-10 ways to improve nearly every tool I own.
@peterwilhelmsson416810 ай бұрын
"Because that's what I like to do" is probably the best answer to "Why?"
@kellcomnet10 ай бұрын
What I particularly loved about this video was that you used the improvements for the next improvement.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
I thought it was pretty cool too and shows how much this saw is used in my metalwork projects. :)
@willmorrison102210 ай бұрын
Totally agree. I love that he used the saw to improve the saw. How fitting.
@maxmosset57779 ай бұрын
hello Neil, I am a French amateur metal worker. I bought 3 years ago the same saw as you. Mine is an Austrian brand and painted in red... I am so happy to finally find useful and cool modifications. Well done and thank you. I would love to have your milling machine and your metal lathe. I plan to make one myself. Thanks again Neil.
@oem429 ай бұрын
I'm on a pension so forever having to try and make do with what I have. While I don't have this specific tool, the changes you make are applicable to many other tools. I also appreciate you mentioning your mistakes, gives something to look out for as well as a little less guilt when I mess up myself.
@Aryan_Wilcox10 ай бұрын
"I looked away at the depth gauge and now it has some pretty colors!" I have to say, I don't do metal work but I love your videos. Your voice is soothing to me, you know what you're talking about and you slip a little humor in. Keep doing what you're doing!
@TR-rz1xt10 ай бұрын
It's not about a saw per se, but about seeing how you problem solve. Each individual challenge might relate to something not connected to saws but which could be just the answer needed for something else. Always greatly appreciate your filming and narration style which is succinct but informative, edited perfectly. Thanks Neil, keep on being you!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much - Glad you enjoyed it! :)
@charlesl259310 ай бұрын
I’m a woodworker, but I do bits of metalwork and I love that your videos show all the little metal pieces you make because it gives me ideas for small metal projects I can do with my limited stuff.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Glad you find them useful Charles! There's so much you can do in metalwork with just basic tools. :)
@negotiableaffections10 ай бұрын
You had me at putting decent casters on it. Then horn-swoggled me with a ratchetting tap handle! But why upgrade? Well, when you have a machine you like its better to improve it than chance a new machine that will no doubt have its own problems. And why would I watch your video. . . ? Well; I've neither your skill or your workshop and sadly don't think I'll ever amass either - so living vicariously through you is a wonderful alternative and I often pick up tricks and tips anyway. So thanks for all you bring, its truly a joy, Neil.
@Roroxane10 ай бұрын
11:53 nothing like seeing imperial getting sanded away 😂 I'll never build anything like this, I'm more of an aspiring woodworker, but I find your process fascinating. I love how you mix hand tools and power tools, your application towards accuracy and resourcefulness in sourcing materials. Basically I'd watch you make anything just to see how you make it, the poetic side of craftsmanship I guess
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Haha! Thanks very much Roxane and thanks for showing an interest in what I do. :)
@OrangeRauy10 ай бұрын
Apart from what I see in your ever entertaining videos I really know nothing about metal working. But seeing you extend this machine's functionality while making the best use of the existing parts is highly entertaining and enlightening. Things like the perfectly shaped new clamp or the idea of attaching the vertical table by clamping it onto the horizontal fences just show a great understanding of what you're doing.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! :)
@mattwilliams345610 ай бұрын
I love seeing a tool being used to make its own upgrades.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
I thought that was pretty cool too! :)
@jh5131Ай бұрын
yes it is very satisfying
@deliciousfewd10 ай бұрын
After every mod I kept thinking the video was going to end but they just kept coming. Great work! I love seeing people modify tools and gear more than simply buying a "better" one off the shelf. Buying something ready-made seems counterintuitive to the hobbyist mindset.
@jeremylastname87310 ай бұрын
That quick-attach table, and especially how it clamps into the vise, are worth the price of admission alone!
@johnanthony25459 ай бұрын
Yes it was. I’ll have to get around to do same. So many project so little time and I’m retired lol. Love my home shop it’s where my mind can run free. 😂
@rickcolden49428 ай бұрын
Fantastic idea. I have struggled with a simple solution for the vertical table. Don't like taking the screws off and on to change and add the vertical table. Thanks for the simple idea. I have the same saw and have made many modifications, but the vertical table was genius.
@stuarteason104410 ай бұрын
I own Grizzly's version of this saw, and I feel as you do, that its fundamentals are fine. Your improvements are spot on, and I plan to do several of them immediately.....casters, the small table for vertical use, and the outfeed table. Thank you!
@DrFiero10 ай бұрын
I've had (pretty close to) that exact saw for about 25 years and suffered most of the same issues! It's REALLY time to move it up the to-do list and cure them... Thanks for the ideas!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
I've only had mine a few years and I meant to upgrade it early on. Glad I finally got around to it. :)
@topwater63659 ай бұрын
Now you make me want to get a milling machine. Super cool improvement on the inexpensive saw. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
@brantlers10 ай бұрын
This is subject matter I have no interest in, but I just love your work, narration, and video quality so much that it’s super intriguing and great to watch.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much and glad you still enjoyed it! :)
@j.justin15119 ай бұрын
I don't have this saw, nor do I intend to buy one. I watch because your method of problem solving, logic and workflow are inspiring and quite educational. Well done!
@anticsgarage523010 ай бұрын
I own a similar horizontal saw, so I feel like this video was made for me! I probably won't do all of these upgrades, but I'm definitely going to add the small outfeed table and fence. And the "return to 90" adjustable stop block is a must. Thanks for the video and the motivation!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
It was made for you! Glad you found it useful. :)
@liamfoxy10 ай бұрын
This is why i still love and watch every one of your vids. Its so refreshing to see you stick to your style of "Hey, this is what im doing and how i did it, watch it if you like, hope it's helpful" So many channels like this feel they have to keep ramping up their channel until its basically a reality TV show that happens to have some Making in it. Your realism and down to earth approach really just makes me feel like I'm watching my dad in the shop as problems are solved and new things are created. Thanks for another great video!
@icecreamtruckog366710 ай бұрын
Tapping the button on the welder starts the gas so there is gas coming out of the nozzle when starting the weld, it is handy for more gas coverage for better looking welds and when ending keeping the torch above the weld for 5 to 10 sec so there is more gas until the weld cools down is also better for looks and quality.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks - I do that sometimes but I usually forget. If I welded more often it would probably become second nature. :)
@dj1NM32 ай бұрын
@@PaskMakes Your welds look fine already, so probably not worth sweating over. On the better MIG (and TIG) machines, there should be a setting labelled "post flow" which sets how long the gas coverage continues after the trigger is released and the arc has stopped. Might be hidden in a menu, or on a dedicated MIG machine, just be a fixed number of seconds and appear nowhere in the manual or control menus.
@Immolate6210 ай бұрын
Wow. What an awesome series of upgrades. You're playing on another level, Pask. I have one of these saws, and it wasn't cheap in spite of its limitations. I have done a lot of cutting with it, and every one of your modifications rang true. My mill and lathe aren't equal to yours, but like you said, anyone can do it with any tools if they set their mind to it. Thanks for this valuable contribution.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Glad you understand the struggles with the saw and how worthwhile it was to fix them. Great saw though. :)
@AquaPeet10 ай бұрын
Friday we had Cutting Edge Engineering with Pimp My Lathe, now we have Pask Makes with Pimp My Bandsaw! :D
@thomasmackay410 ай бұрын
Not sure if there is a word for it; but using a machine to self improve the same machine is always ultra satisfying.
@ddddarth9 ай бұрын
It's two words........" MAD BRAH"
@kzookid205110 ай бұрын
As much as I'd like to, I'll never own metal lathe, but I do enjoy watching you use one. I'll never own a band saw like this either, but again, it was a joy to watch you use and upgrade it. Something I do regularly use from your videos is ideas for how to make something better, and the many techniques you show us that we can apply to our own projects. Any time you think something may not make a good video, please go for it regardless. We always enjoy them and learn a lot from you. Thanks so much!
@paulskaar85569 ай бұрын
Ditto with a capital "D"
@misterikkit10 ай бұрын
I just love how the band saw is used throughout the project and it gets gradually more capable
@Greg887210 ай бұрын
@13:09 so satifying to watch that little rolled up peice build up beside the bit as it travels across
@jasona83965 ай бұрын
There's nothing quite so satisfying is using a tool to better itself 👍
@RichardMerrill3Hawk10 ай бұрын
I will never have one of these saws, but it was so much fun to watch you solve problems, and follow them one by one down the chain of solutions. I especially loved the Chinese puzzle box that makes the movable fence! Kudos, and thanks for being yourself. That's what people love about you.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Richard - Glad you enjoyed it. :)
@RustyInventions-wz6ir10 ай бұрын
Nice work mister.
@jamesriordan349410 ай бұрын
I’ve had a similar relationship with my 4”x6” horizontal saw, making the following mods to date: - Extension for small parts - Vertical table - Hydraulic lowering piston - Flood coolant / coolant-trip tray - Riser base (I’m 6’5”) - Higher leverage handle (spiked wheel with rotating handle) REALLY looking forward to incorporating several of your additional mods mate !
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Sounds awesome James! :)
@grampiangs51510 ай бұрын
Buy a better saw? Where’s the fun in that?
@hoangquanle33108 ай бұрын
Precisely.
@charharn701110 ай бұрын
I used to love working with my hands and doing the things you do here. As no longer am able to it is good to watch these endeavors and how the human mind works great job.
@Vickie-Bligh10 ай бұрын
I love modification videos like this. Not because I need them, but I enjoy watching you do your magic, Neil. As far as modifying vs buying new, well, not everyone can afford to drop a perfectly good machine that needs a few tweaks and buy one with all the bells and whistles that in the long run doesn't really do a better job. This was fun and fascinating to watch. Thanks. Oh, continue to use that lathe. You have it, use it. It's fun to watch as well.😁
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks Vickie - Glad you found it interesting. :)
@muddywater685610 ай бұрын
Have regularly used this saw for about a decade.....your identification of it's shortcomings are spot on. I had already addressed some of them, but you have taken it to the next level!....great video! These saws are really a solid tool for the price, but your mods triple it's value.
@ezzathawash24759 ай бұрын
I have that exact machine and now am inspired to make it better as well. Thank you for this great video!
@ronburr59379 ай бұрын
Wow! ALL the mods on this video dramatically improve this little Harbor Freight horizontal band saw. Great video!
@coptotermes10 ай бұрын
One of the main reasons I watch and love your channel is to learn! Seeing how you tackle problems and the way you share your thought process is a great help.
@69dblcab10 ай бұрын
Wonderful. Nicely done as per your usual standard. Thanks for sharing this project.
@terrykohlman735510 ай бұрын
THANKS for this great video. I have this same saw for about 40 years and I will be doing most of these mods ASAP. Great ideas!
@IanSebryk9 ай бұрын
if a thing has good bones it's always worth modifying. this proves the point magnificently. thank you. i enjoy your thought processes in tool building.
@webguitars9 ай бұрын
I've been a woodworker for my entire life, and even making my own tools, fixtures, and jigs with aluminum and steel. Love the content.
@arianacole49910 ай бұрын
This video (and all your others) are for me! I don’t have a shop and am not a metalworker, but you are so charismatic and your projects are so entertaining I always watch!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Ariana! :)
@dale1956ties10 ай бұрын
Hi Neil. YT originally suggested one of your videos to me when you were making nice stuff out of firewood and I subbed at that time. I enjoy watching you build/modify and improve your machines. You really do fantastic work. I particularly like it when you include your problem solving and design steps. Thanks for sharing from the USA.
@terminalpsychosis802210 ай бұрын
Major level up there. So many useful new features and improvements. That's really impressive. I bet it's such a pleasure to use now. Satisfaction with every cut.
@c.a.g.197710 ай бұрын
I will most likely never ever have any use for any of this, but I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this video, Neil. You are not a "Jack of all trades" - you are a MASTER of all trades. Awesome project!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it, although I'm definitely no master, just having fun. :)
@AlphaMachina10 ай бұрын
That clamp in table was genius.
@dixonqwerty10 ай бұрын
This is my favorite. I love improving tools and customizing them to my needs. Even very cheap tools can be improved with simple methods. Great video mate, I really really enjoyed this one!!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it - thank you! :)
@_Turbocat77710 ай бұрын
I get it. love watching your process. If you buy something else, you have to relearn how it works and it's quirks, by modifying something you already have you can keep the good things you like about it and improve the things that you want it to do better. very enjoyable to watch you upgrade something you use to be more effective and more usable.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much - that's a good point. :)
@veryoldjohnson10 ай бұрын
Got the tools!! Got the time!!! ************ I always wear my 'PASK T-Shirt' when I watch your posts. It's like it is a 'private' lesson!!!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thank you! :)
@killerkane195710 ай бұрын
I love what you did to improve your saw! I have a large Jet wet saw, metal cutting bandsaw and other dry saws. However, a few years back I bought a Milwaukee Portaband saw and mounted it on a table from Swag Offroad. I added a foot pedal to it. I have found that I end up using this simple saw far more than my others. You can easily make a table and roller stand for it. You did a fantastic job! What a great saw!
@SteveMahr-wk2gv10 ай бұрын
Neil, I’d watch you take out the rubbish bin! I’ve been watching your channel for years, and I love your videos and the projects that you tackle - large and small. You are a very talented maker, and I am always impressed and inspired by your videos!
@joelrob86065 ай бұрын
🤣🤣
@davidegerton618 ай бұрын
As a metal worker for over 30 years all I can say what a great workshop you have I use to make fixtures to go onto our vices so we could hold small parts on our cnc milling machines and it was great to heard the sound of that grinder I thought I would never hear that again I would use milling machines ,bandsaws and lathes and I would die for a workshop like that Thank you for the great video
@yobgodababua186210 ай бұрын
I absolutely love how most of the improvements were done using the tool that's being improved!
@robgeib172310 ай бұрын
I like watching things get improved with projects, so this video is for ME! Thanks really enjoy your channel.
@Zenocided10 ай бұрын
What I like about this video is you end up using a lot of your other shop machines to make this one cheap, but suits the needs of your shop better. It showcases current skill, gaining more experience and how projects in the future will be improved by the improvements to the machine getting the improvements.
@cashel111110 ай бұрын
im loving the recurring theme of "I could have doen this with a hacksaw and a file, but i have a mill and it is fun" i know you like to keep things approachable but you have spent the time and effort on your workshop, use it with no shame!! maybe one day do a comparison video where you make a semi-complicated part and do one on the mill and one with hand tools. you could show easily that the results are comparable but highlight the difference in time.
@ppdan4 ай бұрын
Hobby : "activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure" or "a small horse or pony" So if it's not fun anymore ... get a pony???
@Bird29209 ай бұрын
6:40 I just enjoy people improving on tools they have. Custom tools and accessories are really awesome. It makes your space so much more personal and fitted to you.
@tsmartin10 ай бұрын
Great additions to the saw. I have one of these as well. Things I did to mine was I made a "0" clearance insert to fill that slot under the blade. Sometime when trimming a piece of stock it would fall in the gap and jam the blade. I built a base with casters as well but made mine out of channel iron because that was what I had lying around. That allowed me to make a folding stock support for the "left hand" side so I wouldn't need to use a stand to hold up long pieces.
@Crewsy10 ай бұрын
Someone may not have a saw like that to modify but your video shows that improvements can be made to make a tool better or more functional. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@frikkied263810 ай бұрын
Just received your Dart in the mail last week. Thanks for supplying us with years of informative and entertaining making videos Neil! PS the Dart is great!
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much and thanks for the support, I appreciate it. :)
@matthewpeterson332910 ай бұрын
This was awesome. I love seeing clever utility added to existing tools.
@Gravattack9 ай бұрын
Mate this was awesome, I bought one of these saws and the next day KZbin recommended your vid. Thanks YT. I am looking forward to doing most of the mods..starting with getting rid of those wheels. Cheers
@kgargati9 ай бұрын
Pure Engineering, Good Job.
@cindyburr36910 ай бұрын
I love your videos and your attitude reminds me of my late Father, we should modify and mend things, not just buy new every time. I think that this is a lot more satisfying for your soul. Thank You
@kusler6710 ай бұрын
This video is for exactly me. I have this exact model of saw and have been trying to find a great list of modifications for it. And lo and behold my favorite Australian maker named Pask makes that video! Great day!
@jimmylovesbikes10 ай бұрын
I just watch, and enjoy a truly skilled and humble craftsman at work.
@EngineerMikeF9 ай бұрын
The nicest improvement IMHO is the small table for vertical cutting, super handy
@benhammer778210 ай бұрын
This is absolutely fantastic. I own that same saw (well, mine is red) and you have inspired me to make some modifications. I bought mine at Harbor Freight. It has been a very good saw. Cuts very accurate. I named it Clark - it is Super Saw. Thanks for posting this video. Very good work!
@Gronicle19 ай бұрын
Wow! You definitely win the compitition for most tools! Nice to see how you tackle problems and solve them.
@chiwaukum541810 ай бұрын
Love the large table design. Simple, quick, functional. well done.
@migueltorres607310 ай бұрын
Fantastic work, Neil! It turned out MUCH better! Really well done! Stay safe there with your family!
@alexjames11466 күн бұрын
I particularly like the use of the tool being upgraded for all of the modifications. Each subsequent upgrade shows how the previous upgrade improved the original tool.
@victor-ling10 ай бұрын
There's just something so beautiful about seeing a tool be used to build stuff to make that tool better!
@joewhitney409710 ай бұрын
These were great improvements for your bandsaw. Looking forward to seeing future videos. Thanks for sharing.
@PaskMakes10 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Joe! :)
@billchiasson201910 ай бұрын
Great video and great improvements to a super popular saw, one of the neat things when using the saw in the vertical position is you have a place to sit! Thanks for sharing these amazing ideas!
@curtdunlap681810 ай бұрын
This is definitely one for my metalworking library as I have a Harbor Freight version of this saw. So many great ideas, and I agree that that stock table is definitely a pain to install and remove! Thank you!
@SoPackedIndustries10 ай бұрын
using the vise to hold the the table when in vertical was a game changer. thank you for sharing! Amazing job on the build.
@isthisthat10 ай бұрын
Please do not hesitate to make videos about anything! Speaking for myself, I enjoy your problem solving and meticulous craftsmanship more than what it is you're making. Loved the mods!
@snowgorilla97899 ай бұрын
As a journeyman steel fabricator for over forty years, a job well done sir, makes a decent little saw into an acurate (enough) workhorse, and very mobile at that. May well have to get one for myself !
@kennethcarver968710 ай бұрын
Dad bought a saw similar to yours in the mid eightys, I have inherited the saw, Its time for upgrades, I will be trying some of yours, thanks for showing everyone how you did yours! 🏁
@StephenBoyd2110 ай бұрын
Awesome job. The improvements to the saw are going to make your life so much easier.
@marymigliore339610 ай бұрын
Great job! You do such wonderful work !! TAKE CARE !! From the USA !!!!!
@DanCarlyon110 ай бұрын
Thanks Neil! I have this exact machine and your mods are perfect! I will be modifying mine ASAP. THANKS MATE!
@KoJaksKranium10 ай бұрын
Great video, description and technic. You've also given me at least two mods/upgrades for my saw. Thanks and what a difference in your saw by the end. Great designs, as well.
@joefabitz851410 ай бұрын
I have this saw and love it as a home shop machine. These mods are brilliant and inspiring me to do my own. Nicely done.
@KayDubs7710 ай бұрын
I will literally never need this video, as I primarily craft with fabric and yarn. However, I find the process of making cool stuff to be endlessly interesting, and I loved how you solved all the little puzzles of how to make your tool work for you! Nicely done!
@hdl425910 ай бұрын
Fantastic solutions, I have the same band saw and you gave me many ideas to improve it as well. Thank‘s a lots.
@dougcox8359 ай бұрын
The reason I watch videos such as this is because it shows me tricks and techniques to do things that have nothing to do with the things in the videos. So many times I've done something a certain way because I remember seeing it on some KZbin video. The odds of someone having your particular model of machine and your particular set of tools is nearly zero but the methods transfer to all sorts of things.
@josephlovell695110 ай бұрын
Great job. I love some of your modifications. Way to take it to the next level and surface grinder stuff. Thanks
@paulvanzweel828710 ай бұрын
I have a similar Chinese saw that I have already done some modifications to. You have shared some very nice, unique ideas, some of which I will do on mine. Enjoyable video.
@kevinmorin796510 ай бұрын
Always time well spent in enjoyable appreciation for your videos. Wonderful ideas made into great projects and thanks for allowing us all to ride along looking over your shoulder as you make things.
@plakor613310 ай бұрын
I have had mine since 1980. Made a wood base for it, oversize, with casters, added a shelf, had to fettle the blade guides like crazy to get it cutting straighter. I like several ideas in this video, will try them out.
@Kraaketaer10 ай бұрын
The "using a tool to improve itself" type of process is always fascinating to watch, and while I'm likely never going to have any direct use from seeing this, your way of approaching and solving problems big and small is incredibly useful to me as an amateur maker - helping me make the journey from "my tools can't do the thing I want (at all or without massive amounts of fiddling)" to "hm, maybe if I do this, I can make my tools do what I need them to do". And that's _huge_ for someone whose ideas and projects tend to far outstrip my budget 😅
@lovelike50487 ай бұрын
Ive been watching this dude for a long long time, and i love him man, its random but you helped me get through a break up and my grandfather's death. thankyou for creating such beautiful and relaxing content. im young, but youve inspired me a lot.