Doug Richardson
03-27-2013, 11:46 AM
I have been in the process of rebuilding my fathers old 1940's Craftsman/King-Seeley 12" band saw (new guides, tires, replace the lower drive shaft, etc.....). I had only to replace the power cord with a new one when I decided to remove the upper wheel..... oops!
I broke the upper wheel fulcrum. Now they haven't sold replacement parts for this saw (other than new tires) for years. In fact, they don't even sell the substituted parts from a newer band saw anymore. A search of parts on eBay turned up nothing at the moment either. So it was either buy another band saw, or, make a new fulcrum myself. Having access to a mill helps, but I have never done anything other than cut a key in a shaft up to this point. I think my little milling project turned out rather well, considering it was my first try.....
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I broke the upper wheel fulcrum. Now they haven't sold replacement parts for this saw (other than new tires) for years. In fact, they don't even sell the substituted parts from a newer band saw anymore. A search of parts on eBay turned up nothing at the moment either. So it was either buy another band saw, or, make a new fulcrum myself. Having access to a mill helps, but I have never done anything other than cut a key in a shaft up to this point. I think my little milling project turned out rather well, considering it was my first try.....
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