Bandsaw roller blade guides
I have been using my converted 14” vertical metal cutting bandsaw for 6 yrs with no issues until the lower blade guide pickle fork broke, which left the left side of the blade unsupported.
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You can see how the front of the guide that the bolt threads into broke off. I think this has been on the verge for a while. While adjusting the guide blocks I would notice that bolt never tightened up as it should. Anyway this put the saw out of commission for a couple of days.
I did some looking for replacement parts on the internet. I had wanted to upgrade to roller guides for a while and this was the perfect opportunity. I found Hamilton Tool and Supply TOOLSUPERMARKET - Home on eBay and gave them a call. They had exactly what I needed for a very good price (much cheaper than everybody else….) and fast delivery!
This is the lower roller guide asm. Both upper and lower guides have a micro-adjust on the backup roller. Very handy and it works well.
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