Looking to add a treadmill motor to a JD Wallace vintage bandsaw.

[jere]

thanks pj ! the rotator cuff is much better thanks. the shoulder lift exercises seem to be doing the trick.

for the board I don't think I will actually cut the board just break the circuits.I have heard heating the plastic then scratching the layer of foil traces underneath might be a good method.

all of the oil ( maybe a cup or 2) in the gear box remained contained so far even though the grommet met its end. thanks for the tip on the cup seal that looks like a great way to go! the torque of the plates shouldn't bother it at all.

the photo tach is another godsend, I never knew something like that was on the market let alone affordable. it should be useful in all sorts of machines thanks!

didn't get far with the wood cutting test before the blade started jumping the wheels. it has been tracking true up until this point so its a little strange. I am blaming the old wheels taped up tires for the time being while I try and find a set of replacements. didn't jump while cutting either. so I am hoping there isn't some other underlying issue.

I did get to cut a couple of hardwood pallet planks up. above 3 or 4 mph there wasn't any noticable bogging. that's with the 20 year or so old slightly rusty blade the saw came with. it was fun for a little while very smooth with little vibration.

the old tire ended up being 49 inches in circumference and 15 ⅝ inhes in diameter in case anyone else comes looking for those sizes.