bandsaw

Last summer I towed home a Rockwell 28-3x5 20" bandsaw, a ~950 lbs beast with some features that led me to replace my Enco 360 with it: - 20" capacity whereas the Enco was 14" - The enco topped out around 150SFPM, whereas the new one can go from ~50 to 4500 FPM - These have obvious benefits...

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So, I broke my Lenox bandsaw blade on my portable bandsaw cutting 3/4" steel stock. No problem. I replaced it with a Starrett blade which I've heard good things about and wanted to try anyway. Well, it cuts very, very well. It's much faster than the Lenox blade. The downside is the thing...

Been looking for ages for a metal bandsaw. I remember Mr Pete saying in one of his videos that they're a great tool to have, but that they're expensive. He ain't wrong! Anything decent is more than I paid for my Bridgeport over here and usually just as big. Certainly anything that'll run slow...

So, it looks like parts for my Powermatic 87 20" vertical band saw are no longer available. I need to source a new blade tension spring. I have found similar springs for 14" bandsaws but not larger. I've looked at lee spring etc. but can't find compression springs with the rectangular wire...

Hi All, I recently picked up a nice mid 50's vintage, Boice Crane, 14" vertical bandsaw. It has a three phase motor so I figured I'd simply throw a VFD on it and be able to get down to metal cutting speeds, wrong!... The motor is rated at 1150 rpm and running it at 15hz only gets the blade down...

Hi Guys, I have a standard Central Machinery 416 horizontal bandsaw. I try my best to buy vintage USA equipment that is not too big for my 1 car garage. I came across an older, larger USA bandsaw where parts are no longet made for. From what I read online, it looks like this 712 Bainbridge...

I studied bandsaws for 3 months and watched for used ones. Since I live in LA (Lower Alabama), Craigslist is almost worthless. The belief of the region is that used equipment is worth almost as much as new and the availability is limited too. I decided to give it up and "buy once" and got...

A 6" vise is overkill for a RF45 style mill. A 4" is more appropiate for that size mill & IMO 5" max. I have a 5" GMT vise on my PM45 & it's slightly too big. Not enough Y axis travel to make use of the 5" full capacity. Better to save your money rather than getting something too big & most...

A few months back I got a gift from my son - a Ryobi benchtop bandsaw. It looked good and I was happy that I could retire my hacksaw. I started using it for cutting aluminum and initially it looked fine mainly because of the speed at which it could cut. As I continued I started noticing the cuts...