Let's see your bandsaw

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Here's some pics of my little bandsaw, an Enco 6 1/2" dia. x 10" wide 3/4 hp horizontal/vertical bandsaw.

I believe way back then I paid about $700.00 for it, so considering how long she's lasted, it's cost me next to nothing to own.

Had this baby now for about 12 years and she's on her last legs right now.
Some days she sits there all by her lonesome but most days she's in full use cutting most days for several hours at a time.

The motor right now is failing, and it needs a good whack when the switch is turned on to get it to start. Sadly for me, the gearbox and motor are a one piece construction so I have had no luck in getting any motor shops to take a look at it.

Guess it's time to get the crowbar out of the shed and break into my wallet for a replacement.........truly a sad day......


Here's some memories of my awesome little bandsaw..........

Everyone in the family has run this baby at one time or another. Here's a pic of my daughter about seven years ago with my little bandsaw.



She was cutting up some aluminum tubing for one of our customers in Florida that made breathing apparatus for oxygen tanks for firefighters.

Here she is bringing in some of the tubes to be cut.



Here she is running the saw.



Even my youngest boy Chris got his turn cutting up tubes!




As you can see we had quite a bit of tubes to be cut with orders in excess of 10,000 tubes to be made. But that little bandsaw came through with flying colors cutting well over 50,000 pieces just on this job alone!




Here it is plowing through 3 pcs of 1" x 6" aluminum bar without any problem.




My son Andrew playing catcher..........




Good thing he didn't drop those.........




Another task completed!



As you can see......there's always a pile of material to be cut in our busy little shop!




Now it's time has come though, and sad as it may seem, I am looking forward to getting a much larger more powerful saw.


So perhaps in a few days or weeks there could be an update........but don't hold your breath........you know how I enjoy dragging these things out!

Best Regards,
Russ