Recent content by AK_Willy

Hello fellow knuckle busters! I'm looking for advice on where to find the"correct" type of salvage motor. My old floor standing bandsaw needs a new motor. I realize that 1/2 or 3/4 HP motor that runs 1725rpm can be bought easily, but I thought my son and I could have fun pulling out a salvage...

Howdy folks, I really enjoy this forum. You helped me tremendously in the past ! My daily use bandsaw is a vintage 12" craftsman on a pedestal all original I picked up for $75 locally. Never had an issue with it. Yesterday I plug it in, and nothing but a hum or buzz noise with zero blade...

After re-reading, this makes perfect sense. Time to stop drilling and beating on this part, and remove it for measurements. The bearings have to be common as mentioned before. Replacing it would make the most sense, and as you said, fixing this part will be alot easier if removed first. Bike is...

I'm gonna give #3 a try. I've got a few rotary tools, just need to grab the correct wheel, to cut the groove. Thanks for the ideas!

I'm a handy guy, fix stuff all the time. I have not dived into welding at all. So please be gentle... What should I buy/learn about in regards to welding types etc? Fixing stuff, trailers, gates, broken bolts etc. I will not be building frames for race cars. What's my intro into this world? Thanks!

Support and parts for this bike ended some time back, if my research is correct. I do appreciate the input !

Broken 5/16" reverse thread bolt in a $2000+ exercise bike. I took bolt off due to wobbly crank arm. It had blue loc tite on it. Used a cobalt drill but, then stupidly put an extractor bit in, and cranked to the left. Snapped off. Lesson learned. Next step? Drill again, tap and bolt and I'm...