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Dang, Can't Believe I Did This (not for the squeemish)
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<blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 152918" data-attributes="member: 55"><p>My dad has had that one for years. Got quite a bit of the other Makita tools (belt sander, palm sander, recipro saw, etc, from the same time frame (new enough to have plastic housings, and be somewhat light, yet old enough to still be durable), and they are fairly nice.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yep, we've got plenty of those around here too. I don't do enough cabinet/woodworking for them to be advantageous over the rollers for my purposes, but they do have their uses.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Most of our older large tools are Delta, so parts are somewhat easy to find, but even so, I feel your pain. We've been able to find oddball parts, such as a trunion for a '40s Delta 14" bandsaw. The good thing about the old stuff is that generally they have common sizes. For instance, I need a new lower wheel shaft for the 1912-1914 Crescent 26" bandsaw I just bought, and it is just a common 1 1/4" size, with a standard 1/8" x 1/4" keyway, so I can just get the part from Mcmaster Carr. Try doing that with some of the new stuff. Otherwise, being able to make some of the parts is handy. We've got a Swiss Made Inca bandsaw, and hardly anything on it can be made these days, so we are having to make parts as simple as the blade guides. </p><p></p><p>Even if parts are hard to find, you can't beat older shop equipment, especially standalone equipment (where the extra weight isn't a big deal), for longevity and such.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassboy1, post: 152918, member: 55"] My dad has had that one for years. Got quite a bit of the other Makita tools (belt sander, palm sander, recipro saw, etc, from the same time frame (new enough to have plastic housings, and be somewhat light, yet old enough to still be durable), and they are fairly nice. Yep, we've got plenty of those around here too. I don't do enough cabinet/woodworking for them to be advantageous over the rollers for my purposes, but they do have their uses. Most of our older large tools are Delta, so parts are somewhat easy to find, but even so, I feel your pain. We've been able to find oddball parts, such as a trunion for a '40s Delta 14" bandsaw. The good thing about the old stuff is that generally they have common sizes. For instance, I need a new lower wheel shaft for the 1912-1914 Crescent 26" bandsaw I just bought, and it is just a common 1 1/4" size, with a standard 1/8" x 1/4" keyway, so I can just get the part from Mcmaster Carr. Try doing that with some of the new stuff. Otherwise, being able to make some of the parts is handy. We've got a Swiss Made Inca bandsaw, and hardly anything on it can be made these days, so we are having to make parts as simple as the blade guides. Even if parts are hard to find, you can't beat older shop equipment, especially standalone equipment (where the extra weight isn't a big deal), for longevity and such. [/QUOTE]
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