[mcoe]

I went to buy a blade for the saw today to have an extra on the shelf and ran into a snag. It has a 5/8" arbor and is suppose to have a 1" arbor. The blade is a 1" arbor. The saw is missing the adapter. Simple fix but it looks like I am going to pay for the saw after all, $0.99.

[weldin mike 27]

Bargain...

[mcoe]

I went to the local tractor supply store and picked up some 5/8" ID machine bushings that have a 1" OD, slapped a couple on the arbor and there you have it. Works perfect for me. Now I just have to get this saw to the shop tomorrow and fire it up and try it out. It is killing me not being allowed to play with it yet.

[Wobulate]

mcoe,
Here is a picture of my Horizontal Band Saw(HBS), it can handle material up to 7" x 12" Rectangle or Square. I purchased the saw from MSC Industrial Supply Co. (http://www.mscdirect.com). I believe the saw was manufactured by Vectrax for MSC in Taiwan. The mechanical quality is very good, and the price, I could not find another at my purchase price with this HBSs (model RF-712N VTX) capabilities.

SPECS
Combination Horizontal & Vertical Bandsaw | Machine Style: Manual | Drive Type: Step Pulley | Angle of Rotation (°): 45.00 | Maximum Capacity (Rounds) at 45° (Inch): 5 | Maximum Capacity (Rectangular) at 90° (Inch): 7 x 12 | Maximum Capacity (Rectangular) at 45° (mm): 120 x 125: Weight 275 LBs:
Machine Style Manual
Drive Type Step Pulley
Angle of Rotation ( ) 45.00
Maximum Capacity (Rounds) at 45 (Inch) 5
Maximum Capacity (Rectangular) at 90 (Inch) 7 x 12
Maximum Capacity (Rectangular) at 45 (mm) 120 x 125
Maximum Capacity (Rectangular) at 45 (Inch) 4-3/4 x 4-7/8
Maximum Capacity (Rounds) at 90 (Inch) 7
Maximum Capacity (Rounds) at 45 (mm) 127.00
Phase 1
Coolant System (Yes/No) Yes
Blade Speeds (SFPM) 90, 135, 195, 255
Blade Length (mm) 2362.20
Blade Length (Inch) 93
Blade Width (mm) 19.05
Blade Width (Inch) 3/4
Blade Width (Decimal Inch) 0.7500
Throat Band to Column (Inch) 7
Blade Thickness (mm) 0.80
Blade Thickness (Decimal Inch) 0.0315
Horsepower (HP) 3/4
Capacity Under Guides (Inch) 12
Overall Height (mm) 955.04
Overall Height (Decimal Inch) 37.6000
Voltage 115/230
WOB