Band saw

[historicalarms]

I have an old 4x6 band saw that I picked up to do a rebuild on it but because of some health issues I have had to change my direction.

The machine looks rough but this saw does run, it needs a bit of re-alignment on the saw guides and setting the spring weight on the cutter frame and a can of spray paint when that's all done. I changed bearings on the blade guides and cleaned & re-greased the angle gear box but that's as far as I got. The blade in the saw at the moment is an old dull 64 1/2 " that I have in it just for trial runs so it will need a new one ( about $15 at PA I think)

This isn't going to be a "plug-n-play" machine but 1/2 days work on a rainy afternoon should make it usable...I do have another saw of the same breed & vintage but still cuts hundreds of inches of steel a year.

This saw isn't going to be free...It'll cost you some gas to come and get it ( I'm 2 hrs from Cal or Ed or 40 min east of Red Deer and home most days & evenings) and a box of Timmies to make up for the new bearings LOL.

I have some photo's and a short vid of this thing running if you PM me a phone # to text to.

 

[CalgaryPT]

I don't need one, but can vouch for the fact that these machines are pretty basic and can run forever if treated right. My first one was a 4x6 from Busy Bee. It fell off the forklift and the guys there couldn't make it run. They sold it to me for $20 in the early/mid 1990's. Turned out to be a few dents and a broken motor mount stop. A couple of tack welds and it ran for about 20 years. I gave it to a guy on this forum for free a few years back; it still ran perfectly (by now probably needs new bearings though).

But bottomline is these machine are totally worth a tank of gas if free or cheap. Great starter machine for guys new to the hobby! They can also be sufficient for a lifetime of use depending on material being cut and frequency of operation. For your average machinist they are great.

Nice of you to offer it up and help others out.

 

[DPittman]

Heck a drive east of Red Deer is worth the gas alone! And then to get a band saw to boot on top off that.?!? I wish I needed a band saw! I'm sure someone in need will be quickly contacting you.

 

[historicalarms]

It's gone to a new home. A neighbor stopped by last night when I was attempting to take a better video, asked what I was up to. He has a son still in school who has a "mechanical" bend to his interests and he decided that that saw would fit the bill quite well for the boy to occupy himself for a few hours and practice his analytical/problem solving skills a bit rather than the "just replace the parts" that is so prevalent now-a-days.

 

[DPittman]

It's gone to a new home. A neighbor stopped by last night when I was attempting to take a better video, asked what I was up to. He has a son still in school who has a "mechanical" bend to his interests and he decided that that saw would fit the bill quite well for the boy to occupy himself for a few hours and practice his analytical/problem solving skills a bit rather than the "just replace the parts" that is so prevalent now-a-days.

What a good place for the band saw!!! Lots of kids now days don't have that opportunity to develop those skills!

 

[historicalarms]

...but I didn't get a doughnut...