Push bushing/bearings for my bandsaw

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Socalrider600rr

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I bought my first bandsaw off of craigslist and it was too good to be true. I've never owned one before and it is a variable speed 10" 62" band bandsaw. I finally got it together and I kept throwing the blade. I looked at the manual which I found online and found out I'm missing push bushings for it, both the top and bottom. Problem is that I don't want to sink too much money into this because I might as well buy a cheapie one. I wanted to use this for mild steel and cutting kydex but it can't even do kydex because its throwing the blade. Can anyone recommend me a source for decently priced push bushing/bearings? Anything I should think about when rigging my own?
Thanks.

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It also looks like you are missing one of the lower guide blocks.

There are several ways to deal with this. I suspect that your saw was a pretty simple saw. It looks like it had round bronze push blocks. Make two round cylinders of bronze or steel and stick them in the holes where the push blocks sit. Adjust until they just touch the blade when not running. The instruction manual should give you an idea of what they looked like.

Take the right upper guide block off and make a copy from G-10 or Micarta. Put the good one on the lower guide, and the G-10 one on the upper ( where you can keep an eye on it).



If that gets the machine running and cutting, check and see if replacement parts are still available, and order a new set of upper and lower guides and push blocks.




Was that a wood saw originally?
 
Stacey is right on the money. That looks like an old Craftsman bandsaw and if it's old enough, the bearings might be shot, the motor may have issues, so you don't want to go out and spend a ton of money.

Try making the guides out of G-10 or Micarta and a brass rod for push bearing to start with. If you want to go top notch, search for "cool blocks" and see if you can modify them. They're a graphite impregnated phenolic so they'd run a bit cooler than straight G-10 or Micarta. It's most likely a wood bandsaw and won't handle heavy work based on the flimsy angle iron brackets.
 
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