Band Saw Height

[farley]

This doesn't make sense to me:
I picked up another bandsaw with tubes and spacing height adjusters.

I can't get the height right. Either it's too high using the adjusters or it's too low using nothing.

I have the tubes bottomming out inside the bandsaw.

Adjuster can't be put on any higher to reduce the height.
Bandsaw too high

Without the adjusters
Bandsaw too low.

I'm about ready to drill some wooden disk as spacers.

TIA

[ERLover]

I cant picture it, and not at home at mine to look, if you dont bottom out the tubes in the BS will that help?

[farley]

yes that would do it, but i kinda thought hitting the stop in the BS was the reson the stop was there.

[algale]

Review pages 8-9 of the manual here. http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/manuals/845539.pdf

The stop collars are unnecessary and probably the source of your problem.

[jsburger]

This doesn't make sense to me:
I picked up another bandsaw with tubes and spacing height adjusters.

I can't get the height right. Either it's too high using the adjusters or it's too low using nothing.

I have the tubes bottomming out inside the bandsaw.

Adjuster can't be put on any higher to reduce the height.
Bandsaw too high

Without the adjusters
Bandsaw too low.

I'm about ready to drill some wooden disk as spacers.

TIA

The collars are not supposed to be on the tubes. Take them off. The tubes should sit in the SS end casting on the eccentric offset of the tubes. Adjust the height using the set screws on the band saw. Adjust the horizontal alignment by rotating the tubes.

The band saw must have been used on a power stand at some time. That requires the collars.

[dusty]

I use the stop collar on the other side of the eccentric tube and I don't believe my bandsaws have stop collars at all. I'll have to go look (later)..

Also, your eccentrics appear to be longer than mine.

The long leg on mine is 4 5/8" long. The short leg is 2 1/8" long. The long leg goes up into the bandsaw.

[lyall]

try putting the height spaces on the other end.
the short ends goes into the end mount.
Then block the band saw to match the height needed to align the couplers vertically. Then tighten the height spacers allen screws.
Then set so that the couples match horizonally. You might have to turn the tubes to have the couplers match.
Then tighten the band saw allen screws.

That was you should have to do this again until needed to be readjusted.

[farley]

thanks all.

I guess the biggest flaw was me thinking the tubes have to "bottom" out inside the BS.

[MaxClass]

I had the same problem when trying to adjust the height. At first I made a stick that was just the right length from under the drive shaft of the bandsaw and setting on the SS base frame below. Then just lower it in place and tighten the shaft locks and remove the stick.

Later, finding the exact distance I needed I simply made a couple of spacers that are a snug fit over the lower shafts with the correct thickness so all I have to do now is set the bandsaw in place and lock it in place. The spacers I made out of a discarded white kitchen cutting board made out of some kind of plastic material that cuts really easy. Have also found several other uses for the same material.

FYI: Also tried to glue something to the cutting board material and nothing I tried would stick to it until I tried the foaming Gorilla Glue where you wet one surface and apply the glue to the other and clamp them, BINGO. That stuff will glue anything to anything. In fact, I saw a demonstration where they actually glued a bar of soap to a frozen stick of butter.

[JPG]

thanks all.

I guess the biggest flaw was me thinking the tubes have to "bottom" out inside the BS.

Me too! I finally decided bottoming was not necessary.

The offset needs to be about 7/8" from the bottom of the casting. That places the inner end inside the bore and away from the 'stop'.

P.S. NO collars!