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Its never run. I have a motor for it, and the right belt and pulley, but never the time to get it up and running.

Im making a pair of new uprights for my race car, and -- not having a decent aluminum cutting blade for my jigsaw -- I decided I would do the bare minimum to get the old Craftsman three wheel working.

Then, since this is the internet, I put together a belt guard so people wouldnt chew me out.

I used scrap from an underbelly piece I recently made for the same car.

But heres the saw up to the bare minimum to to turn the belt.

The tires for the three wheels disintegrated as soon as I got it turning (its a 1951 saw).

Wood or aluminum: Belt guard -- temporary and embarassing: Heres a plywood model of what I wanted to make.

Its an upright to support a wing -- I wanted one a little shorter and a little wider than the previous version.

But the cool thing was, the band saw worked.

The inside island pieces were done with a jigsaw -- by then, I got the right blades).

And heres the trick, which I read about recently on another forum.

I used a router to trim the aluminum down to the exact domensions of the model.

Aluminum shavings got everywhere, and I needed to wear a face shield and long sleeves, but it worked nicely.

And heres the piece, ready for some form of finishing (which I havent decided on yet).

In addition to the tires, I decided to clean up the rust on the table and give it a quick coat of paint.

I plan on making a steel belt gaurd, but I painted this one black and it will do for now.

I also painted the plywood, and routed the edges (since the router was still out).

Bolted the guts in place: The temporary belt guard and one side in place: I got rid of the rust on the table and painted the sides.

And here she is, in a very messy garage (but hey, I ran out of time -- you can see the little hand is on the six).

Decastar 135E Arts Trial Arts Was

I remember using those saws 45 years ago in shop class, when industrial arts was still a requirement for graduation.

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