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I picked up this 55 year old bandsaw yesterday

skyking1

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I know, different shop but I am transitioning to my softer, wood side now.
It needs new tires, blade, a fence, and a pulley for the new single phase motor.
I found all the parts at one vendor online.
Check out this nifty magfence.
https://carterproducts.com/band-saw-products/band-saw-magfence/magfencer-ii-next-gen-magnetic-fence

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It fills a hole in the shop tools. I build my own cabinets and would like the ability to resaw some local wood and also some sustainable exotics.
My other big tools are a grizzly 10" cabinet saw, a 12x4 shopsmith planer, grizzly 4 bag vac system, a Kreg 1Hp router table setup.
Next up is a sander. I'd love to saw some boards, send them a pass through the planer for dimension, and feed them through a sander.
 
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