Easy Horizontal Bandsaw Modifications - Upgrades for Jet and Harbor Freight 4x6 & 5x6 Metal Saws 

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Thanks for watching and good luck. They are very useful tools.

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That is a good idea about the guard. Those philips screws are short and are tricky to get back in place. I always like the idea of knobs versus screws as well. The less tools you need to use with the saw the better. I keep a stubby philips in the little tool box under the saw and there is an allen wrench for the adjustable stop.

That's a good eye. I've got another cord for it actually. The ground snapped off before I shot the video. It's definitely a good idea to have a solid ground. Thanks for the comment.

That's a good idea. It would be nice to have everything above. That's interesting about the knob on the moving jaw. I may have loctited mine, I don't remember. I have it set just so the jaw will pivot without any extra play and it has stayed in adjustment.

10mm will probably work fine for the small table. It is nice to have it be rigid and it isn't very big anyway. I can't remember if I have lock washers on the stand or not. I think they are carriage bolts. Nylock nuts work great and so does loctite for anything else you don't want to have to keep adjusting.

@@projectswithrich22 - Thanks for the info. I’ll post a video of the mod once I do it (assuming that it doesn’t go wrong and the saw kills me in the process).

That's a good idea.

I purchased an aftermarket hydraulic downfeed for mine, and I really like it. It works well.

It makes sense welding something on to the nuts to make removing them faster. I think a good modification is anything that saves you time. You may be able to find someone that has a diy coolant solution for one of the 7x12 saws and adapt those ideas to fit on yours. The larger one is very similar, it's just a different scale.

@@projectswithrich22 Thank you, i already have done a mini table as yours for the saw and it's soooo handy, i use it every day, but i still must change or modify the hand crank on the wise. I'll do something like you.

I've actually never adjusted the tracking on the 4x6 but I do have experience adjusting it on my vertical wood bandsaw. Once you get it close it is a micro adjustment to make it right. You are just ever so slightly changing the tilt of the wheel. When it comes to adjusting saws the key is to do things in a certain order. If everything else is right and the tension on the upper wheel is set, then you would adjust the tracking. I would check out some videos on adjusting vertical wood bandsaws. The technique is the same. The feed on mine is just a spring and I have it backed off pretty far so there is a good bit of weight on the saw. I don't know if the pressure varies from beginning to end but there is a decent amount of weight from the start. I usually just slowly set the running saw on the work piece to start cutting.

Hey Bob, if you still need help with adjusting the saw, look for winkies workshop. He has several good videos on this type of saw, including one that is pretty good for the tracking adjustment. Good luck.

Sorry, it's actually spelled Winkys.

@@larrythompson2967 thanks Larry ! but I got it working really good now... i've got one of Winky's plates and made one out of aluminum to go under neath it...( haven't put that one on yet though)... but that little saw is impressive ...it is a bitch to set up but it does one heck of a job of cutting steel ! .(his plate did NOT fit my saw...I had to modify it on the mill) should'a measured like he said LOL