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Inspect Power and Internal Components

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A tool for the future BUTCHER SHOP on the farm?

What happens here

The speaker attempts to plug the bandsaw into a portable generator to test if it runs. He quickly realizes the plug is incorrect and, upon inspecting the motor, identifies that the bandsaw requires three-phase 480V power, not the standard 220V he initially expected. He then opens the bandsaw's housing to reveal the two large wheels that drive the band (blade) and points out the tension adjustment mechanisms. He notes the machine's robust construction and good condition.

Goal: The presenter attempts to power the bandsaw with a generator, identifies its three-phase power requirement, and examines the internal blade and motor mechanisms.

Tools and materials

  • Hobart Meat-Cutting Bandsaw
  • Portable Generator

What they say

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on 220 or even run it on 110 so I could plug it into a standard house outlet 30 amps is a whole lot so I would assume that 220 would probably save me a little bit of electricity so let's plug it at the generator and see what happens oh don't blow anything up no sir wrong plug I actually took the cover plate off of the motor and it says three-face in other words I think this runs on 480 not 220 but it looks like the motor is capable of running on 110 220 or 480 okay we're gonna put this thing together and I'll show you everything about it and I think we're gonna rewire it in another video but let me show you what it's all about alright so inside here is the band the band saw part of this machine everything spins nice and freely nothing shows we're really down here in this machine and some parts that might where would be these little clips that are used for cleaning the blade there's one here and there's one down inside here we'll get you a look down inside it here in just a second but basically there are two wheels right here that spin around there's some adjustments that you can make to loosen and/or tighten the band and the bandsaw blade is actually going around this right here so that's the blade right there now there's a few things I need to do to assemble this and I'll show you how it all kind of goes together back up here a little bit there's actually a tiny sightglass right in here let me roll it back over here so there's a tiny sightglass in here with some measurements so you can make adjustments to how tight you want your blade to be so there's all sorts of infinite adjustments this is a big time commercial piece of equipment right here great deal on it for sure even if it doesn't work just buying a new motor for it hands down it's still a great deal alright this is the cover for this section and all this removed so that you can clean it really good with hot water when you get done that covers that this right here is the table portion and it slides right in here just like so and it drops down right there and you've got some measurements right here and then there's a slide that goes on so the slide has a little pull tab right here for locking it into position or keeping it from rolling all the way off of the machine and these little tabs right here also hold it in place you'll get a lot more of this as time goes on here on the farm so we'll slide this guy hopefully

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