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On 25 Oct 2005 14:03:05 -0700, wrote:

That's going to be some big whompin' hobby bandmill you'll have there.
Are you aiming for 48" cutting capacity?

I've been collecting the parts for something a little more modest --
maybe 24 or 32" capacity. Maybe I'll even get to it this winter.

Keep us posted on how it turns out.

Good luck!

Tim

I'll end up with near to a 38 inch throat capacity. I'm trying to keep
the band wheel axles close to the band saw support columns which will
ride on the angles of the finished tracks.

I made the track this large and mobile to transport some of the cut
lumber home without worrying about it bending, flexing etc. and also
because the steel was free.

My band saw head will be sized around my engine that I bought last
week, Its quite large and heavy so I might end up with a 40" or larger
throat to accommodate the motor.