Problem With 14" Bandsaw

[tvrgeek]

It looks like someone is making an improved upper hinge assembly for the delta, which I’m guessing also works with the imports:

Delta 14'' Bandsaw Upper Wheel Tension Assembly w/Iron hinge upgrade | eBay

This 14" Bandsaw Upper Wheel Shaft & HInge Assembly that interchanges with Delta, Ridgid, Central Machinery and most import 14" bandsaws. Complete with new wheel bearings and shaft nut. Getting desperate.

www.ebay.com

I’m hoping this isn’t ripped off from Iturra design.

Yea, that is what I saw.
Sticking with my Harvey That is actually the only issue with a Jet as band saws have not really changed in 100 years, so no need to replace one when they can be tweaked. Flat rear guide vs edge rear guide? Not sure it matters.

 

[bob vaughan]

It looks like someone is making an improved upper hinge assembly for the delta, which I’m guessing also works with the imports:

Delta 14'' Bandsaw Upper Wheel Tension Assembly w/Iron hinge upgrade | eBay

This 14" Bandsaw Upper Wheel Shaft & HInge Assembly that interchanges with Delta, Ridgid, Central Machinery and most import 14" bandsaws. Complete with new wheel bearings and shaft nut. Getting desperate.

www.ebay.com

I’m hoping this isn’t ripped off from Iturra design.

CS Machinery has been around for decades. That iron or steel hinge idea is a self-evident solution to a common problem that has appeared in the last decade or so because s many people were using the little 14" band saw with those big wide blades that required so much tension. The low cost Asian import machines made that problem even more prevalent. Making the entire mechanism from cast iron would be a vast improvement.