"Winston" wrote in message
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Bob La Londe wrote:

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+ Push the workiece into the blade. The blade strikes an arc
across the workpiece and table.

Did they have a set of carbon brushes grounding the blade?
The neoprene tires on my bandsaw wheels would prevent the necessary
current flow. That is a good thing because it would toast the
bearings muy pronto.

--Winston

Not all bandsaws have rubber bands. The one we used for cutting meat in my
mom's grocery store did not.