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    Building a new Do-All band saw variable drive

    One more thing, A_P... what angle did you measure? The face of my Bakelite was worn uneven. I consulted Machinery's Handbook and modeled mine for 16". After reading MH, I was wondering if the face may have been designed slightly convex to compensate for the variable pulley diameters? That...
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    Building a new Do-All band saw variable drive

    Wow. Thanks for owning up to it. I feel a little better now. ;) The hub is good. The rest will have to wait a while. Too busy. But, I'm doing the slots with a CNC VMC. Setup is a breeze since I'll just 3D contour it. You can bet I'll be saving the program though! I see it now. I...
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    Building a new Do-All band saw variable drive

    Beautiful work AP. I have a 1955 16" DoAll I bought a few years ago. I've been using it in spite of it having a few issues. A few days ago, it wasn't up to the task I was using it for, so I knew I couldn't put off making some repairs. It was time to give the machine a thourough inspection...
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