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Re: Band Saw or Chop Saw

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:16 pm
by 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. :lol:

Re: Band Saw or Chop Saw

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:19 pm
by weldin mike 27
Bargain...:-)

Re: Band Saw or Chop Saw

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:25 pm
by 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.

Re: Band Saw or Chop Saw

Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 3:45 am
by 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 8-)