HF band saw

>>> I don't see the original post to respond to, but I'll add this 4x6 bandsaw
>>> link to the discussion for anyone that's interested in purchasing one of
>>> these very versatile little saws.
>>>
>>> http://www.kwagmire.com/shop/saw/4x6saw.html
>>>
>>> Some adjustments and modifications are almost mandatory to improve the
>>> performance of these saws to the point where they will cut fairly straight
>>> every time, regardless of the stock thickness or shape.
>>>
>>> I don't encounter wildly crooked cuts because the saw was disassembled and
>>> set true as it was reassembled (replacing inferior hardware and making some
>>> adjustments during reassembly).
>>>
>>> In the horizontal cutting mode, a 4" downward cut varies less than one blade
>>> kerf from the scribed line for the cut.
>>> So, cutting 2" square tubing results in fairly close to perfect (TLAR) cuts
>>> and fit-ups for welding.
>>>

>> I bought the Jet version with a USA motor. Lots of folks ahve reported
>> that the import motors are shot lived.
>>
>> I ditched the flimsy sheet metal stand, and built a frame with casters so
>> I can wheel it under a bench for storage. The frame I made & the frame
>> of the saw aren't sufficiently rigid to guarantee a perfectly straight
>> cut, depending on how uneven the floor is & where I park it, but it
>> still works pretty well.
>>
>> First thing you want to do with any of these is to open up the gear box
>> and clean out the teaspoon of casting sand they leave in, presumably so
>> you have to buy a new one sooner.
>>
>> One thing that helped mine enormously was to install a Fenner link belt.
>> It ran LOT smoother. Just be careful with the length & make sure the
>> cover clears the pulley & belt at all three speed settings. I set mine
>> up at one end of the range & melted the cover when I changed speeds where
>> it was just touching the belt.
>>
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> I guess I lucked out with mine, gear box was clean as a whistle, the
> old lube was as stinky as the new 90 gear oil I stuck in there, worm
> and gear looked good after a bunch of chrome-moly tubing went through
> it. I stuck a magnetron magnet on the cover to suck up any particles
> of gear that might float around and also act as a wrench holder for
> adjusting the "vise". The link belt is a good idea, I just got one
> from the hardware store, think it was a Goodyear. No lumps, anyway.
>
> Stan
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