I have the 14" Steel City with Riser. Had it for years, but never used it a whole lot. Never thought it ran well. So finally starting to tune it up and see if will run decently. Replaced their guides with Carter guides. Realized it wasn't releasing the tension. I finally got it to release about 1/4" but I have to do it forcefully. Would tension fine, but never slide down. Well it's cracked so it's probably jamming. I just doesn't slide out like you see in videos. It is out now, but it was banged on to get it to move. It's not usable ever again, nor with the original cracks should it be used ever again.
So I need to find a replacement, but since they don't exist anymore I can't find any. I assume that many bandsaw brands use similar tensioner brackets.
The Manual calls the piece I need SLIDING BRACKET with a part number of OR73535.
Saw Model = 50100
I've seen images for Delta and Jet parts that look the same but who knows if they will be a match.
Anyone have any thoughts on finding parts?
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