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I am on the committee of our local MenzShed.
We were recently given a Sears Craftsman Band-saw which was due to be dumped because of missing parts and the fact that it was 110v (NZ is 230V).
I have volunteered to try and get it working.
Swapping out the 110v motor for 230v is no problem and I can rewire a NZ/Aus spec power plug.
My problem is that the 4 blade guides have gone AWOL and Mr Google tells me they are No Longer Available from the company website or those parts suppliers I have located.
Can anyone:
1. Point me to a site that might have these obsolete parts
or
2. Supply one or more Blade guides from a scrap saw
or
3. Provide a drawing complete with dimensions so that I can make them. I have a Shapeoko3 CNC machine able to machine aluminium so it would be a nice project to try.
If all else fails I'll have to design something with maybe roller bearings to do the job.
Photos attached
We were recently given a Sears Craftsman Band-saw which was due to be dumped because of missing parts and the fact that it was 110v (NZ is 230V).
I have volunteered to try and get it working.
Swapping out the 110v motor for 230v is no problem and I can rewire a NZ/Aus spec power plug.
My problem is that the 4 blade guides have gone AWOL and Mr Google tells me they are No Longer Available from the company website or those parts suppliers I have located.
Can anyone:
1. Point me to a site that might have these obsolete parts
or
2. Supply one or more Blade guides from a scrap saw
or
3. Provide a drawing complete with dimensions so that I can make them. I have a Shapeoko3 CNC machine able to machine aluminium so it would be a nice project to try.
If all else fails I'll have to design something with maybe roller bearings to do the job.
Photos attached
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