Omega Bandsaw

[Phillip Sisson]

Can anyone help me find info on an OMEGA WBS-18 bandsaw

[Jim Becker]

Hmm...Google comes up with...zero...documents on that brand/saw.

A search on just the WBS-18 comes up with this (http://www.contecmachinery.com/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=280).

[Phillip Sisson]

Thanks Jim, I've come up zero on all searches. The wbs-18 is the model number. It' a Taiwanese saw that followed me home the other day and I was just trying to find a manual. Just thought someone else out there had one.

[Jim Becker]

Phillip, please post a picture of your saw...it is likely that there are other similar machines with different name-plates on them. That could net you a usable manual.

[Phillip Sisson]

Here's a few pics. of it

[Jim Becker]

That's not a bad looking machine...nice cast iron in the "old iron" format. Honestly, I doubt that a manual is going to give you very much information that you can't ascertain from observation and from asking here online. So don't get too distressed if you can't find one! These are not complicated machines in all honesty.

[Phillip Sisson]

Thanks Jim, the mach. is real solid, bearings seem good but I think I'll replace them and the tires for a start.

[Jim Becker]

Thanks Jim, the mach. is real solid, bearings seem good but I think I'll replace them and the tires for a start.

That's not a horrible idea for a refurb, honestly, and it's a good opportunity to really get everything cleaned up before you start using it, too. Especially if you want to do the paint, etc.

Best wishes on that nice saw!

[Steve Kohn]

Look at that mobile base! There's a lot of steel under that machine as well. Good luck on the refurb and be sure to post pix as you go.

[Perry Underwood]

I wish nice machines like that would follow me home. :-) Seriously, you might find this useful:

www.owwm.com/files/PDF/FAQ/1993-FWW78-79.pdf (http://www.owwm.com/files/PDF/FAQ/1993-FWW78-79.pdf)

If the link doesn't work, just google "Restoring Vintage Machinery."