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| [[Category:Tools]][[Category:Vertical Band Saws -- Metal Cutting]]
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| Link to:[[:Category:Machine Shop | Machine Shop Main Page]]
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| {{ToolBox
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| |tool_title = Do-All Vertical Band Saw
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| |tool_subtitle = Do-All 15-inch
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| |image = Band_Saw_Do_All.png
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| |caption = The Do-All band saw in the Machine Shop
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| |make = Do-All
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| |model = 2013-10
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| |manufacturer_specs =
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| |manual = [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qBt49XPYsiW2hlNmfIKo9qQoE0dEjLP1/view?usp=drive_link Instruction Manual for a Similar Model]
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| |location = Machine Shop
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| |rubric = N/A
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| |training =
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| |testing = [https://www.artisansasylum.com/tool-testing Tool testing]
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| |restrictions = red
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| |tool_categories = [[:Category:Vertical Band Saws -- Metal Cutting | See the Vertical Band Saws category for notes on using saws of this kind.]]
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| }}
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| =Description=
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| This machine is a treasured antique.
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| =Safety=
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| Link to: [[:Category:Vertical_Band Saws_--_Metal_Cutting#Safety | Safety notes for the Metal-Cutting Vertical Band Saws category]]
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| {| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 12em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
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| ! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Band_Saw_Do_All_power_switch.png|180px| Do-all_ power switch]]
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| | colspan="2" | The power switch is around back.
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| =Operation=
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| The Do-All is extravagantly decorated with hipster stickers and reminders that instruct the operator what to do.
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| It is practically self-documenting.
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| ==Power==
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| To start the saw, find the power buttons on the back of the machine.
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| A work-lamp is also available.
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| ==Speed Selection==
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| {| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 12em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
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| ! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Band_Saw_Do_All_All_Human_Knowledge.jpg|200px| Do-all speed calculator]]
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| | colspan="2" | This tool was bequeathed to us by our ancestors. May it serve you well.
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| The machine is usually set to cut mild steel, for other materials it may be necessary to change the blade speed.
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| * The first step is to find what speed is needed.
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| Blade speed data may be found from a wide variety of sources. Although it isn't as clear as others, the Do-All has a mechanism on its side panel that is well worth examining. It shows how your great-grandparents did these things. Devices like this are as rare as they are bewildering.
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| {| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 12em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
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| ! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Band_Saw_Do_All_speed_adjustment.png|140px| Do-all speed adjust]]
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| | colspan="2" | The crank is almost invisible around the back of the machine.
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| ! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Band_Saw_Do_All_speed_indicator.png|220px| Do-all speed indicator]]
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| | colspan="2" | Feet per minute. Note only the '''LOW''' speed range is available.
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| * Next the operator checks the current blade speed. An indicator on the lower left side of the machine reads in feet per minute.
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| This indicator only registers while the machine is running.
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| * To change the speed the operator must reach around the left side of the machine and find a crank down near the bottom.
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| This crank must '''ONLY''' be turned when the machine is running. It uses a similar linkage to the spindle transmissions in a vertical milling machine.
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| * Another crank located behind the machine is clamped down because it is no longer used. This was formerly a lever to change the speed range from "LOW" to "HIGH." On this machine the "HIGH" speed range has been disabled.
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| =Blade Welding=
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| {| class="infobox" cellspacing="5" style="width: 12em; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; line-height: 1.5em;"
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| ! colspan="2" class="infobox-image" | [[File:Band_Saw_Do_All_blade_welder.png|220px| Do-all welder]]
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| | colspan="2" | This really works!
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| The Do-All features a specialized spot-welder for joining band-saw blades. This allows the operator to buy blade stock in a large spool, cut it to length, and weld it together into a loop. That is the most economical way to stock consumables for a band saw.
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| Instructions are printed on front panel of the the welder.
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