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I'm starting a new thread on this saw, as my original got pretty
fragmented.

I ordered a starrett 60" blade from MSC and it fits and runs great.
Interestingly, I looked carefully for their weld, just to see how
nicely they do it. I never found it! I guess they finish their welds
pretty well!

When I can find a good deal on blade stock I plan to braze or weld my
own blades. But given the low volume of work that I expect this saw
to see, this blade should last a while...

Covel, eh? I know that the Craftsman lathes with model numbers
starting with 101. were made by Atlas, I would have thought this was
as well.

re lubing the gears- I currently have grease on them, but am thinking
of cleaning that off and switching to a dry moly or graphite lube
that won't attract chips. Then I could clean the gear with compressed
air and shoot more dry lube on periodically.

Regarding the power switch- mine has a simple toggle switch, placed
where one could envision it being used for auto shutoff. However,
there is no evidence of this, and the moving part of the saw doesn't
come close to hitting the switch. I would expect some sort of bracket
that strikes the switch handle, but none is present, and no holes for
one.

So, I'm confused about what this saw had originally. The location of
the power switch is hideously dangerous, and the only reason to place
it there would be for autoshutoff, but there is no evidence that this
ever existed on this saw.

I plan to mount a 2nd power switch on the cabinet somewhere, and rig
up an adjustable arm that will hit the switch at the end of the cut
shut off the saw.

Hi,

It's been awhile but I seem to remember the saw was setup so when it
finished the cut, the saw would hit the switch off. Check the Sears
diagram to see if you are missing a part that would do this.

I do know that the Craftsman power hacksaw came in a number of
versions....one of which did not have the auto shutoff feature.
Perhaps the bandsaw went through a similar upgrade.

Adding a second switch is always a good idea. A failsafe switch is
worth the one time that you will need it whether it is ten minutes or
ten years from now. I know a number of people who have fewer than ten
fingers who would agree.

Too_Many_Tools


--- In 4x6bandsaw@..., "lkasdorf" <lkasdorf@s...> wrote:

I'm starting a new thread on this saw, as my original got pretty
fragmented.

I ordered a starrett 60" blade from MSC and it fits and runs great.
Interestingly, I looked carefully for their weld, just to see how
nicely they do it. I never found it! I guess they finish their

welds

pretty well!

When I can find a good deal on blade stock I plan to braze or weld

my

own blades. But given the low volume of work that I expect this saw
to see, this blade should last a while...

Covel, eh? I know that the Craftsman lathes with model numbers
starting with 101. were made by Atlas, I would have thought this

was

as well.

re lubing the gears- I currently have grease on them, but am

thinking

of cleaning that off and switching to a dry moly or graphite lube
that won't attract chips. Then I could clean the gear with

compressed

air and shoot more dry lube on periodically.

Regarding the power switch- mine has a simple toggle switch, placed
where one could envision it being used for auto shutoff. However,
there is no evidence of this, and the moving part of the saw

doesn't

come close to hitting the switch. I would expect some sort of

bracket

that strikes the switch handle, but none is present, and no holes

for

one.

So, I'm confused about what this saw had originally. The location

of

the power switch is hideously dangerous, and the only reason to

place

it there would be for autoshutoff, but there is no evidence that

this

ever existed on this saw.

I plan to mount a 2nd power switch on the cabinet somewhere, and

rig

up an adjustable arm that will hit the switch at the end of the cut
shut off the saw.