estesbubba 1447 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 One more thing. Any suggestions to replace the tension knob with a handwheel? With no tension quick release it is tedious cranking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AstroDave 270 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Perhaps this might work... http://www.carterproducts.com/band-saw-products/band-saw-tension/quick-releaser Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlaneAndDestroy 14 Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Did that 2" below table DC port come with the saw? I just picked up a 14" jet closed base, looks just like the pictures you posted, but it has a single 4" port cast into the bottom wheel compartment. It sucks, and not in a good dust collection kind of way. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tpt life 2777 Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Plane and Destroy, I think it was Eric here who customed rigged his dust collection. That thread is worth a gander. The saw setup may be different but the concept is a good one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
estesbubba 1447 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Did that 2" below table DC port come with the saw? I just picked up a 14" jet closed base, looks just like the pictures you posted, but it has a single 4" port cast into the bottom wheel compartment. It sucks, and not in a good dust collection kind of way. Yes that straw-sized port came with the saw. The newer version of this saw has the 4" like you have. My 17" bandsaw has 2 4" ports and dust collection is still pretty bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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