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Jim Wilkins[_2_] Jim Wilkins[_2_] is offline
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Default Upside - down saber saw?


"Ecnerwal" wrote
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If you don't need maximum throat depth, bandsaws get much easier, as you
can bolt two wheels to a post, rather than trying to build a rigid C
frame (much like a jumbo shrimp or military intelligence.)


That's how I did it.
https://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/...07508265721842

The wheels hang below the straight ladder frame, giving 13" of throat. The
drive wheel axle mounting block with tracking screws is partly visible at
the bottom. The sliding wheel is mounted in a U shaped frame that fits
loosely within the side rails. Bolts through the frame take up the slack and
adjust tracking. I had planned to mill down the axle mounting blocks as
needed to remove twist but the welding came out good enough.

jsw