If you don't have enough adjustment to take up the 1 inch you can cut the
blade and remove the one inch. Then go to a local machine shop, most larger
comercial bandsaws have a built in blade welder that will weld the blade
back together. It only takes a few seconds and I am sure they will do it for
free if they are decent.
"Cleve L." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey, guys, I purchased an old walker-turner 12 inch bandsaw at a really
> good price the other day, and measured the blade that's on it, and it is
> 78 inches.
>
> My question is: Can I put an 80 inch blade on the bandsaw and be safe
> and happy?
>
> Thanks in advance for your answers.
>
> Cleve
>
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:42:31 -0500, [email protected] (Cleve L.)
wrote:
>Can I put an 80 inch blade on the bandsaw and be safe
>and happy?
Safe, yes. If it doesn't fit, then this should be obvious before you
even think about turning it on.
Happy - I doubt it. You'd need an extra inch of wheel travel to
tension the blade and I doubt if a 12" saw has that much to spare.
Have a look and see, but I don't think you'll be in luck.
If you can;t find blades to length of fthe shelf, then just have them
made up to order. It costs about the same, or only slightly more, and
you're usually getting a better grade of saw band. It also give you a
much bigger range of blades to choose from, and a bandsaw is more
versatile if you use the right blades - there is a difference.
--
Smert' spamionam
Have you got enough adjustment to spread the distance between the wheels an
additional 1"? That's what it will take to make an 80" blade work.
Bob
"Cleve L." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey, guys, I purchased an old walker-turner 12 inch bandsaw at a really
> good price the other day, and measured the blade that's on it, and it is
> 78 inches.
>
> My question is: Can I put an 80 inch blade on the bandsaw and be safe
> and happy?
>
> Thanks in advance for your answers.
>
> Cleve
>