I had got this craftsman bandsaw given to me a while back and finally got around to making it useable. Made a mount for the motor and got a pulley and grabbed an old belt off the wall and plugged it in. The blade came off right away looked it over and found the wheel on the tension end has a angled wedge under it and it was backwards so flipped it around and then the blade stayed on. Did a test cut and the blade stopped easily so made a tensioner with a unused spring from a different project. Also made a hydraulic downfeed control for it from a air cylinder and needle valve and installed a bolt to stop the head from going down too far and cutting into the bed. Not quite as an elaborate project as some of Bobs but I still ended up with a nice functional tool for cheap!
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