Tauco Bandsaw

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

Manual

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

I have inherited a bandsaw of the above maker could anyone point me where I might find a handbook / instruction manual.

Many Thanks in Advance

[Jon GibbsParticipant @jongibbs59756]

Hi Ian,

I'd never heard of Tauco but this seems to make things clear… **LINK**

Anyway, you may be able to find a Delta manual that matches your machine.

HTH

Jon

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

Jon many thanks for this I had found something that mentioned Delta. I will have to dig a little deeper.

Regards

Ian

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

Dear All,

I have had a look at the Delta site even found a serial number on the machine but it does not match anything on said site. In fact its not like the one shown on the site to identify the machine. Its just a small plate just above table level with what appears to be a 6 digit number. I am awaiting Delta to come back to me but can anyone else help with the identification or whereabouts of handbook / user manual.

Many thanks in advance

Ian

[Jonathan GarsideParticipant @jonathangarside40968]

Ian

Have you looked at the vintagemachinery.org website. If you enter Tauco in the search box you will come up with considerable information even down to the fact that in the 30s Tauco sold a rebadged Heston and Anderson 12" bandsaw through the Delta Speciality brand.

Good luck finding a handbook

Jonathan

[Jonathan GarsideParticipant @jonathangarside40968]

Ian

As an aside in the vintagemachinery.org website under Tauco and Delta you will find some 500 downloadable books and brochures including one on how to operate your bandsaw published in the 1930s. I feel sure you will find what you are looking for among all these publications.

Jonathan

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

Many thanks for all your help especially Jonathan. I have found some paperwork etc. It would appear that the machine is far older than I thought, the serial number dates it back to 1942, interestingly its got a brooks motor fitted which I think maybe not original but who knows.

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

So my next question is could I cut scaffold tubes lengthwise with a band saw. I know I will need to take it easy and I will need to take my time. About 12inch lengths.

Any assistance or ideas would be gratefully appreciated.

Regards

[Rex HanmanParticipant @rexhanman57403]

I have a Tauco bandsaw (AKA Delta). Unuseable at the moment as the tyres (tires?) are missing having perished. Does anyone know where I can get replacement Delta 14" tyres in the UK? I can order from the states where they seem to be easily available but i would prefer to get them in the UK. I have searced the internet and asked locally with no success.

Edited By Rex Hanman on 29/04/2017 11:02:12

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

Rex,

as a temp-semi permeant fix, how about cutting up an old/punctured commercial/farming inner tube…they are pretty stretchy and thick walled, I'm sure u'll get something close diameter wise…..I make them into bands to keep ratchet straps tidy…… this should either do or give u time to save up for the import duty…..

good luck Clogs

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

So I have found a manual but Suprise Suprise I now have more question? So it would appear that my uncle modified the saw but to what extent I don't know. I do not have a coned pulley at the bottom on the motor. I do seem to have the small lever that engages the back gear! It moves and there is a noticeable click, however it does not seem to make any difference to the blade speed.

So is there anyway of finding out if the back gear is still in the machine without stripping it all apart? and can anyone suggest where I could get a coned pulley from ? would its overall size matter as long as it fits within the guard ?

[Rex HanmanParticipant @rexhanman57403]

Thanks clogs. I confess I hadn't thought of using an inner tube. The valve might make it a bit lumpy but it is an idea worth investigating.

Ian, it seems that like me you have the "two speed" version with a gearbox. There should be a noticeable difference in blade speed so it might be that something has come adrift. If you do have to stip it down it isn't difficult. There's a nifty little selector mechanism that might need sorting out.

Watch out for the detent ball and spring. They will seek out a hiding place in the workshop if you aren't careful. Guess how I know! There's a grub screw to undo that allows you to extract the spring first.

You say the leaver moves and there's a noticeable click. There should be two clicks, one at each end of the travel. The leaver moves through a full 180 degrees. Are you getting full travel and both clicks? I'm sure it can be sorted.

Good luck and please post your results.

Edited By Rex Hanman on 05/05/2017 09:05:47

[Jon GibbsParticipant @jongibbs59756]

Posted by Ian Usmar on 28/04/2017 15:51:19:

So my next question is could I cut scaffold tubes lengthwise with a band saw. I know I will need to take it easy and I will need to take my time. About 12inch lengths.

Hi Ian,

I think it would be possible but you major issue will be preventing them from rolling off axis during the cut – it's exactly the same problem when ripping logs on a bandsaw and the usual way to achieve this is to use a flat bottomed sled onto which the log is screwed or clamped securely like this…

If you can cut your scaffolding tubes slightly longer and bolt them through the waste onto a wide flat plate that'll ride on the table throughout the whole cut then you should be ok.

HTH

Jon

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

Thanks for all this information I shall try and have a look tonight. So next question should it be just a V belts ??? Can anyone post a image of the set up from motor to drive ?

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

So one more question which is is the back gear dry or will I get a leak? Just wondering as seal on cover plate.
Regards

[Ian UsmarParticipant @ianusmar79339]

So cancel my last question I have found out the hard way but just bolted it all back together but have now make another discovery it would appear that it has been modified and I suspect my uncle was the one! So there are no stepped pulley's on any of the drive shafts, but the main drive shaft lower saw wheel has a huge pulley ( 10" ) on it which then interferes with the back gear mechanism. So can anyone point me in the direction of said pulleys with out resorting to the US and very expensive costs.

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