sawinredneck
Treehouser
But when the bar is in as bad a shape as this one is, is it really worth the effort?
But when the bar is in as bad a shape as this one is, is it really worth the effort?
On a harvester bar? You bet your boots.
I would like to know more about your set-up......type of wheel....just anything you could add.....pic, would be a plus.
Ron
Really not worthy of a picture and it wouldn't show much. I simply mount an abrasive metal cut off wheel, the kind found in any metal fabrication shop, onto my tablesaw. The cut off wheel has the abrasive on the sides as well as the edge, so I lay the bar on it's side and pass it lightly back and forth against the side of the wheel to give a square edge. Obviously the wheel needs to be square to the table. The wheel will deflect with over pressure, so it helps to have a piece of plywood against it on the arbor of the saw for added stability. Not essential, but helps. I generally put on a used wheel that has decreased diameter and will fit on my saw. The new ones have quite large diameters. I suppose one could be cut down somehow if you can't find smaller diameter ones new. Fabricator might have them, they have to toss them when they get too small for the cut off saw. No danger involved that I can see, they don't grab. I suppose if you racked the bar real hard against the wheel it could possibly break, but they are rather flexible, plus that backing wood I suggested. Don't let the wheel get too thin, they are real tough and don't wear much. Clean out any dust in the saw first, you will get sparks shooting down there.
Probably the hole in the cut off wheel is larger that the saw arbor. Make a wooden insert thinner than the wheel, to center on the arbor.
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Thx.....long flippin winter............