Gingery Band Saw Bill of Materials List
by Greg Lewis
Several folks have inquired on rcm about the Gingery band
saw. Although I have not built the saw, I did make up a list showing
the metal stock totals, a copy of which is below. This should help you
figure out the cost of building the saw. This list does not include
fasteners... it's only for the metal stock and does not include other
hardware and parts. I made up this list as Gingery lists each part as
a separate item in the materials list, which therefore doesn't tell
you the total length of a given cross section you'll need.
The totals are in inches.
A few caveats: I made this list for myself and have not checked for
accuracy. There may be errors. The figures represent some rounding off
yet do not include cutting allowances or factors for the length of the
stock bars. The list includes only the metal stock, not fasteners or
other hardware. The heading *side* is for angle stock that is not
equal on both legs. There are only three cases of this.
angle 1/4" X 1-1/2" X 1-1/2" X 30.5"
angle 1/4" X 2" X 2" X 73"
angle 1/4" X 2" X 1-1/2" X 7"
angle 1/4" X 4" X 3" X 72"
angle 1/8" X 1" X 1" X 36.5"
angle 1/8" X 1-1/2" X 1-1/2" X 371.25"
angle 1/8" X 3/4" X 3/4" X 12"
angle 1/8" X 2" X 1-1/2" X 3.5"
angle 3/8" X 3" X 3" X 16.5"
channel 3" X 64.5"
flat 1/2" X 1/2" X 45"
flat 1/4" X 1-1/2" X 18.5"
flat 1/4" X 2" X 22.25"
flat 1/4" X 3" X 3.5"
flat 1/4" X 3/4" X 35.5"
flat 1/4" X 4" X 9.5"
flat 1/8" X 1" X 38.5"
flat 1/8" X X 1/2" X 6"
flat 1/8" X 3/4" X 88"
flat 3/8" X 1" X3.5"
flat 3/8" X 1-1/2" X 46"
flat 3/8" X 2" X 25"
flat 3/8" X 3/4" X 8"
flat 5/16" X 3" X 17"
pipe 1-1/2" X 3.5
pipe 1-1/4" X 3.5"
pipe 8" X 2.5"
round 1-1/2" X 6"
round 1-3/4" X 3.5"
round 1/2" X 61.5"
round 1/4" X 11"
round 5/8" X 17"
round 7/8" X 25"
sheet 12 ga. X 5-1/2" X 3 1/2"
threaded rod 5/8"-11 X 14"
For Materials listed above:
First, check your local scrap yards as a first source. If you are unable to locate anything from a scrap source, then, check withyour local steel suppliers and ask them if they have any "drops" in the material and sizes you need. Many steal warehouses set aside short end pieces and scrap left over from miscellaneous jobs or orders. They are always anxious to sell those shorter pieces at lower than full length price, rather than scrap the steel.
If you are unable to locate the materials locally then try:
Metal Buyers Mart.
They have a Web page at: http://www.execpc.com/~metal/il.html
There are many others, I just offer the one above as an example.
Email: Greg Lewis
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Rev: 12/04/96