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Bill Dufour
05-25-2018, 5:14 PM
I am thinking about buying a powermatic 87 bandsaw. I would like to take off the table before moving it. How hard is that to do? I assume two to four bolts will get it off with no weird linkages to mess with.
Bil lD

John K Jordan
05-25-2018, 5:24 PM
I am thinking about buying a powermatic 87 bandsaw. I would like to take off the table before moving it. How hard is that to do? I assume two to four bolts will get it off with no weird linkages to mess with.
Bil lD

Does the table tilt? I'm not familiar with that bandsaw but for other bandsaws I've had with a tilting table the table could be removed by removing the bolts holding the table to the trunion.

JKJ

Bill Dufour
05-25-2018, 7:07 PM
Yes the table tilts so it should be an easy job, but...
Bil lD

Bill Orbine
05-25-2018, 11:28 PM
There are some manuals and parts list on Vintage Machinery website. You can glean some infomation about table removal from there as well as study the machine.

Bruce Page
05-25-2018, 11:31 PM
I removed & reinstalled the table on my Minimax16. It wasn't hard to do.

Bill Space
05-26-2018, 7:25 AM
Bill,

Be aware that the table may be quite heavy.

The table on my Davis & Wells 20” Bandsaw weighs 90 pounds. :eek:

Bill