On Jul 14, 2:44*pm, Mechanical Magic
wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:50 am, Searcher7 wrote:
But I took more pics of the bandsaw after opening it up, and it looks
as though I'm definitely going to have to replace what I believe are
cast aluminum parts. I dropped the blade guide and you can see what
happended in the pic.
Nowhere in this thread have you mentioned the brand name on this saw.
If you don't know, you have almost no chance of finding parts that
will fit.
So, lets assume it is a Grizzly G0580, (A BAD assumption, but they
have a picture.)
http://www.grizzly.com/images/partslists/g0580_pl.pdf
and go thru the parts you need (leaving out stuff you can get at a
hardware store)
Motor, key, pulley, motor mount, belt
Upper guide support (You can't weld potmetal, and epoxy isn't going to
work)
Blade guide support, lower guide support, blade guide (2), thumbscrew,
upper spacing sleeve, bearing, flange screw
Table, table insert, trunnion (2) scale, trunnion clamp shoe, knob
And don't forget the stand.
This isn't a band saw, it's a mistake.
Let it go.
Dave
Give up? Never! :-)
It's a good thing I don't need everything you mentioned.
The company(KTF) that made this bandsaw no longer exists. But I'm told
this is a Chinese import.
The bandsaw, like the drill press I got with it, had never been used,
but it spent time outdoors.
I'll take James' advice and made a (non-tilting)table
My biggest problem is that even though the size of every component I
have can be measured, I'm not going to get that info from any place
I'd be able to buy the replacements parts so I can verify. So it'll be
a crap shoot.
Anyway, I need to replace the cheaply made upper and lower guide
assemblys/blocks/holders. (If I can find the correct size).
I measured the (rusted)blade at about 92".
And as for a motor, I've been getting conflicting advice and this has
me confused. Of the two motors I was watching, I have yet to figure
out why they wouldn't work for me:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=250266499391
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260261405648
But I can only go by what I already have:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...g?t=1216087177
So I'll just have to keep looking.
Thanks.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.