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I'm in the process of adjusting my bandsaw and I have some side to side slop in the upper blade guide post. What I mean by this is that if you were facing the saw as if you were cutting, the blade guidepost can be moved side to side. It will not move up or down or front to back. I've made a few adjustments of the tension on the blade guide height lock. I've tightened it as much as I can while still being able to raise and lower the blade guide, but I can't eliminate the side slop. I've read through the bandsaw manual and can't find anything which would address this; maybe I'm missing something.

I've tried to attach photos. If they work, they show how I can push the upper blade guide to the left and to the right. If you note the position of the blade in the photos, you can see how much it has moved.

This bandsaw came with a MKV that I bought recently. Everything appears to be in excellent shape, so I doubt that it was abused. I'd like to eliminate this slop, I imagine it would allow the blade to wander side to side during a cut.

There is a very good thread that covers all aspects of bandsaw adjustment, I used it to do mine and the arm is solid.

https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/main ... t8542.html

More specifically:
https://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/view ... 098#p97098