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I have one of the 4 x 6 bandsaws. When I got it it would not cut squarely from top-to-bottom. I became convinced that the pivot bolt holes were not bored in line and wondered if I could do something about it. My saw seemed to have plenty of extra metal, so I drilled the holes out to 5/8 in. with a S&D drill in a handheld drill and made two eccentric bushings for the shaft.
This was the first thing I made with my 4-jaw chuck in the lathe. I turned the whole thing, then cut the two bushings apart. I did not have the mill, so I hand-hacksawed and filed wrench flats on the bushings.
Back at the 4 x 6, I drilled and tapped for two allen setscrews and put it back together. Setup was done based on checking the squareness of the cut-off piece: MUCH BETTER.
Next step was to build a new base. I used 3/4-in. plywood and incorporated blade and accessory storage.
I re-used the stock wheel arrangement for moving the saw.
I decided to make a trapezoidal base that the saw is just attached on top, rather than copy the sheet-metal design of the original saw. This way I did not have to relocate the power switch.
So far, this has worked really well and I have not had to spend so much time re-squaring cut-offs before further work.
This was the first thing I made with my 4-jaw chuck in the lathe. I turned the whole thing, then cut the two bushings apart. I did not have the mill, so I hand-hacksawed and filed wrench flats on the bushings.
Back at the 4 x 6, I drilled and tapped for two allen setscrews and put it back together. Setup was done based on checking the squareness of the cut-off piece: MUCH BETTER.
Next step was to build a new base. I used 3/4-in. plywood and incorporated blade and accessory storage.
I re-used the stock wheel arrangement for moving the saw.
I decided to make a trapezoidal base that the saw is just attached on top, rather than copy the sheet-metal design of the original saw. This way I did not have to relocate the power switch.
So far, this has worked really well and I have not had to spend so much time re-squaring cut-offs before further work.