I use 1/4" Bluepoint and also 3/8" drive for all my Allen drives and the beauty of that is adaptors are available for each drive size to 1/4" hexagon...
It's actually very difficult to plumb a bandsaw on two axis, though still best be done to setup a modern saw (upper wheel protrusion adjustment)
and...
Cameron, after a couple of years of use following repair, the stone came apart. The epoxy just peeled off. There was no perspex base at that time. It...
Very true, Warren. That said, the saw(s) in question here are not big industrial machines. Both the setup on the SMC/Minmax and the Felder/Hammer are...