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will.mcray

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Wondering if any one has any extra sets of vertical band saw guides they would like to part with. Looking for 5/8, 3/4 and 1 in.

Will


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Members will need to know the make and probably model of your saw.

Bruce
 
will.mcray said:
Wondering if any one has any extra sets of vertical band saw guides they would like to part with. Looking for 5/8, 3/4 and 1 in.

Will


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I have some guides dont know what they are from. These are small rectangular blocks with angled ends and a slot cut in the middle. Do you have a pic of what you need?
 
If you don't find anyone, Do-All still sells them.
 
Aukai said:
If you don't find anyone, Do-All still sells them.
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I was stunned when I priced DoAll blade guides…better be sitting down. I forget the details, but I believe to change blade thickness, there is a whole block that supports the blade guides themselves, and that is different for each size.
I’m kind of making it up now, but it was something like $750 per block.

Can anybody confirm this? You know how people on the internet are.
 
Each block will support a few blade widths IIRC, but if you have to change the block it is very pricy, and you have to change the upper, and lower.
 
Winegrower said:
I was stunned when I priced DoAll blade guides…better be sitting down. I forget the details, but I believe to change blade thickness, there is a whole block that supports the blade guides themselves, and that is different for each size.
I’m kind of making it up now, but it was something like $750 per block.

Can anybody confirm this? You know how people on the internet are.
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That might be for the set of "new from the factory" saw guide assemblies (see parts breakdown below). There's an upper and a lower; this picture might be for my DoAll ML 16" saw. The saw guide assemblies take 4 "saw guide inserts" which are at the top of the parts page. I have full sets of 4 each from 1/16" wide to 1/2"; some of them have two sizes (I recall a set being 1/4" on one side and 5/16" on the other). As an aside, the speedometer for my DoAll ML was discombobulated when I bought the saw. My quote for a new speedo head from DoAll was about $1000. I went with a Hall-effect speed indicator instead for under $20.

And you are correct about different saw guide inserts for different blade widths. I dread changing teeth per inch on my ML saw if it also involves a blade width change. There are 4 guides (two high, two low) that fit into "dados" in the saw guide assemblies. One cap screw for each; obviously not a difficult job, but the lower ones aren't the easiest to get at. I use a Milwaukee M12 1/4" ratchet and can do the change over in about 5 minutes.

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Here are a few auctions on eBay for saw guide assemblies and saw guide inserts. May be a better way to go for the money. As another aside, I thought about making a set of guide inserts as I needed some 3/16" ones. A file skates over my DoAll guide inserts, they must be something like 4140 or harder steel. They wouldn't be difficult to machine. I didn't happen to have the hardenable stock on hand and ended up finding a set of 4 on eBay for under $20. I couldn't buy the raw material for that.

Bruce


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The bandsaw is the model 16-3. The rectangle with the angle ends is the type I need. Problem with eBay is they are not complete sets of four and they mostly have the ones for the small blades.


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seasicksteve said:
I have some guides dont know what they are from. These are small rectangular blocks with angled ends and a slot cut in the middle. Do you have a pic of what you need?
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I believe those are the ones for my machine.

Will


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