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This was my solution. The L plates just hook under the lip of the table. No other fixing needed.

Found a couple of pictures of earlier Cooksley bandsaws. The green one is for sale in Ireland. The grey one was sold in 2011 for £50!

I've been in touch with Byrd Tool Corp. (Shelix). They sent me the drawings that they used for the Wadkin BAO cutterblock that they list on their site. I'll take the cutterblock off my BAO/S and compare. It's a custom item, in any case.

I found this handy calculator on the SKF website: http://www.skf.com/uk/knowledge-centre/ ... -tool.html It shows that an input torque of 30Nm (1450 rpm) gives me a service factor 1.43. 2:1 ratio so, that's about 60Nm at the bandsaw wheel (24" dia.).

I might be lucky and find that the cutterblock motor is dual voltage but I doubt it. They seemed only to fit dual voltage motors on the export machines. I'll try to convert the existing motor to a Delta connection, otherwise there's the option of swapping it. I'd keep to 3 phase for the braking...

Need to do all of the internal work with the 3 tables and cutterblock off! On the otherhand, it would be fun to design a stand to invert it in its assembled state :)

It would be the most problematic one to swap but is the easiest one to run using a VFD.

Resale isn't really a consideration for me. I'm never moving workshops again and I'll keep this until I die!

Yes, it's a fair amount of work.... Together with the restoration of my Cooksley bandsaw and small Startrite bandsaw it should keep me occupied for a while :)

Trying to match the paint colour that Cooksley used (well....how it looks now after cleaning) Ref: http://cpwstonehouse.com/colour-systems ... d-colours/ https://www.e-paint.co.uk/Colour_alternatives.asp Anyway, from the colours available from Paragon https://www.paragonpaints.co.uk/home.php...

Thanks Nigel. That's a fair point. It shouldn't be too difficult to extract the 3 connected phase wires..... It's a Brook motor circa 1982.

Just working out the options to run the machine on 240V single phase. I don't want to mess with the 2 speed motor and gearbox of the feed so, I'll Use a separate 0.375kW 240V output inverter set to 29Hz so that this motor will run at 1000 rpm and 500 rpm (instead of 1500 and 750) depending on...

They list one for the BAO thicknesser. AFAIK the cutterblock units are the same. I'll definitely check with their drawing to make sure though! https://shelixheads.com/SHELIX-heads_fo ... _BURSGREEN

Yes, I'll be running it with a VFD. The existing motor is dual voltage but I'll probably swap it for a more powerful one. 4kW seems to be the limit for 240V motors and VFDs. Need to check how much torque the V-belt drive can handle first....

Actually, the plan is to use a 2" TCT blade. The wheels are 45mm wide which should be sufficient. It's dedicated for resaw use only so, hopefully, I'll only need to change the blade every two years or so :)

I've just bought this 24" bandsaw. Made in the mid-fifties? Really well designed machine. 3 x v belt drive. 3hp motor. 15" depth of cut. I'm keen to know more about Cooksley bandsaws! Ref: http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=198142

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Acquired this machine a few weeks ago. Early eighties version. Machine No. 12"BAO/S 825347. Nice clean example with original paintwork. I need to convert it to run on 240v single phase supply and change the cutterblock to a Shelix spiral one.

I've recently bought a similar bandsaw. Will post pictures of it later. The body castings are aluminium alloy (I'm sure yours will be too). I think this type was introduced in about 1952. I found the attached catalogue page on Graces Guide https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page

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