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I used a 4x6 in manufacturing for 30 years. I had other bandsaw like Wells and Marvel . The little saw was great because it was portable. The was used beside welders and machinist.? It would be

A hobbyist's 4x6 bandsaw is not a high-performance car or a military jet aircraft, nor is it a naval nuclear propulsion plant as I dealt with for 30 years.? To equate their maintenance needs is a

I replaced the gear oil in my bandsaw because I'd read horror stories about folks finding grit in the box and/or mangled gears.? I'd used my band saw as-is for about 7 years up to that point. I

Hi Raymond I think that your experience is pretty much typical of 90% of 4x6 owners. If it works dont mess with it. I am not much into maintenance either, but my science background makes me want to

?You were one of the lucky ones Bill . I opened mine the day I brought it home . I bought it used , It's one of the newer red ones that HF is pushin these days . I pulled the cover & there was maybe

Agree with the Preventive Maintenance approach vs. run to failure.?Plus now, Predictive Maintenance is becoming much more commonplace.? A vast amount of failure analysis and routine monitoring data

Kurt, I was a professional maintenance mechanic several times and on a really wide range of equipment types, AND a hobbyist. Before that I helped my dad with his hobby farm. Been fixing and

Mobil SHC 634 is what we used in the gear boxes on my former employers mat machine. 15hp motor, I think. Most of the nearly 8 years I worked there, that thing ran 24 hours a day 5 days a week or more.

"You're not understanding, Kurt. No on said a hobbyist NEEDS a transparent cover.Some folks just WANT one." I understood exactly what it was, however, when I asked what benefit it gave, I got several

Thanks for your input. Your use and maintenance procedures (or lack thereof). mirror mine exactly. Moreover I pretty much just took mine out of the box and put it to work. First cuts proved pretty

This discussion of gear box oil ha=s gotten me to thinking..... I have a JET HVBS-56M 5x6 metal cutting bandsaw I purchased new in September 2009. I run it at the slowest speed always. The blade runs

Yeah! What he said!!!? ;) Bill in OKC? William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.) Aphorisms to live by:Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.?SEMPER

I completely agree. Many of us spend MUCH more time babying, enhancing, accumulating our tools than we do actually using them for something. That is indeed the beauty of a hobby - It is not the end

You're not understanding, Kurt. No on said a hobbyist NEEDS a transparent cover.Some folks just WANT one. It's? the tool junkies version of putting headers on a Chevette. :) Unless you really do use

That's what I figured, but has the oil level ever dropped on you; gotten dirty enough that it necessary to change it more frequently than the manual recommends; or have had the gears worn enough that

It's thick enough that you can put drain and fill plugs in it (but if you put good oil in you never need to change it). And of course you can always see there is enough oil (not that you

You can see the oil level at a glance, and also see the gears condition and if there are a lot of metal flakes in the gear lube. Maintenance mechanics love clear gearbox covers. :) Bill in

Makes it awful easy to check the oil level. Also, easy to see if the oil is clean, or not. And, you can see any wear on the worm. Other Bill

What benefit does a clear gearbox cover provide? Kurt Laughlin

Looks brand new Mind is 20 years old Dave