Band Saw - Nearly Finished!

Well, I'm close to finishing up the whole band saw sha-bang.

I've made slow but constant progress lately:

I have the saw and motor in its final configuration.  I was going back and forth a bit, and finally have things nailed down as to its final position.  The key was getting the very old motor (donated from my ol' buddy Steve-o) to spin in the reverse direction.  There were a ton old wires to sort through, and none of them were the color they were supposed to be according to the nameplate.  So, I blew the circuit breaker a few times, but finally stumbled upon the proper wiring.  

By having the motor run in its new direction, I was then able to place the motor underneath with the bulk of the motor towards the back.  This is good for keeping weight evenly distributed, and not too tippy on one side.  (That crazy old motor must weigh 35 pounds!)

And with the new style linkable V-Belt - the Fenner Drives "Power Twist Plus", I was able to snake it through two small openings in the table.  Try doing that with a normal V-Belt! 

 And lately, I've been prettying up the wood table tops.  Actually, rather than prettying up the old, I just made new.  These tops are stout 2 x 10s with a nice piece of salvaged sanded plywood on top.  You may notice a 3rd table top.  There's one for the top on which the saw sits.  One for the middle for the motor to sit on.  And a bonus one for the very bottom as an auxiliary shelf for other woodworking hand tools.

Tonight, I added a coat of polyurethane 

to make future dust cleanup easier.  

I like the color, too.