![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() these are to use my mill clamps for sawing small pieces the vise can't hold. Notice I also drilled and tapped three 3/8-16 holes next to the blade area. I checked the deck for flatness and it is now better than when it was new. the next step was to scrape any high areas of the cast iron and then polish the deck with a coarse wet stone. mine was rusty and pitted so I sanded the deck with 60 grit on an orbital sander being sure to keep the pad flat. The first thing I did was strip the deck by removing the fences height bolt and cleaning the deck. My saw is very old, more than twenty five years. I did a thread on here about setting the tension, choosing the blade, the feed and speed of the blade. I thought maybe a write up with all the mods done to one saw in one write up would be of interest to anyone who is new to them or is thinking of improving their " saw kit" they purchased. After hours of looking ( and most of them are listed somewhere on this site also) I picked out the ones I thought were best and started implementing them on my saw. I searched the net and found enough upgrade sites and write ups to keep me reading for a month. After tuning up my old 4 x 6 band saw and getting it to be the metal eating beast it should be, I decided to do some upgrades. I know there are tons of band saw modifications and post about them on here and everywhere else. ![]()
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