[TheForge] bandsaw alignment

Fri Apr 23 09:22:01 2004

Pete, pick up a copy of Mark Duginske's "The Bandsaw Handbook." Available 
darn near everywhere, it'll help you make all the right moves.

At 12:17 AM 4/23/2004, you wrote:
>Howdy:
>I just bought my first nearly adult bandsaw at the CBA's tailgate 
>sales....It's a stout old cast iron,  kalamazoo horizontal saw that runs a 
>12'X3/4" blade and is old enough to sport grey hairs. Kalamazoo won't even 
>admit to making bandsaws anymore.
>Now that the hydraulic feed is tamed and there are shiny new guide 
>bearings it's going to need alignment...I assume. Yes, when the blades 
>come I'll test it out first before twisting it's old parts out of line.
>But given it's age ( it isn't too sloppy surprisingly)  it'll probably 
>need some,,mmmm,,guidance; and so will i.  Having done major reworking on 
>my 2 smaller bandsaws, i have a vague idea of what needs to be done but 
>i've never seen it done right. Can anyone refer me to a website or a 
>company that gives out booklets detailing the specifics? My google 
>searches weren't all that helpful......Thanks all....Pete F
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