band saw riser

The Grizzly Tools' riser block and Jet's for their 14" bandsaw are interchangeable. Grizzly's may fit yours as well.

I bought a Cummins (Taiwanese??) 14" bandsaw - when I asked them about buying the riser lkit I was told to contact Grizzley and use their kit. Will try that after I use up by bansaw blades. bernie feinerman

most of the 14" bandsaws use the same foundry in Taiwan so the parts associated with the casting should be pretty much interchangeable.

Brian

To which I would add, "and are available from Harbor Freight for about $50". Bill

Can't just add at the throat. Need a kit including the guide slide which has to be longer as well. TomNie

thinking that I might make a block out of 3/4 oak boards, laminatd to

Of course there's more than a riser involved, there's the matter of the guards and the guides as well. Depending on vintage, you may have one of the "original" clones, and they were a mixed bag at best. Lots of hand-fitting in some of them. Problem in interchangeable parts results.

Most start with the Delta design, as you can see, or, in the early ones, the Rockwell with no hinges on the doors, so your chances are pretty good of getting a near fit. Buy from somewhere that allows returns in case yours is close but no cigar.

Not worth making your own, either in time or safety... and even if you COULD make one, then you need to make the blade guards, guide adjustment rod, etc...

You seem like a do it your selfer... I'd suggest that you take the upped arm/wheel off the saw and make a cardboard pattern of the top and bottom of the joint that they came apart from... Take this to someone that sells or has a griz riser kit (note that it's a KIT, not just the block) and see if the size and pin layout matches your BS...

Mac

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I don't know if Home Depot is still selling the Ridgid bandsaw or not. It had a riser kit available for it, and that's where I got mine. Seems like it was under $30.00, but that was 4-5 years ago.

Ken Moon Webberville, TX.

I bought the Ridgid bs1400 at HD a couple of years ago... Ridgid wanted about $75 for the riser kit but on the advice of the good folks here I bought the Griz riser kit from Amazon for less than $50.. Mac

Again, thanks to everyone. Mac, that is a really good suggestion about the cardboard pattern. Several folks on the Wood magazine forum cautioned that the motor i the machine may not be up to the task of cutting much larger piece than the original 6". I can see that happening - I haven' looked recently, but I seem to recall that I have a 3/4 horse i there. I suspect that I will have to be really careful about that, i I go this route. So far, with the 3 tpi blade I have, I haven't ha much trouble resawing

Doc Ro

Mine's only 3/4 hp, Ron.. I can cut 8" thick bowl blanks if I take normal care in feed rate, etc... The riser kit is for more than just cutting thicker stuff, IMO... it feels safer to me to have that extra height between the wheels to get a push stick or feather board in there and see what's going on... might let the blade run a bit cooler also, since it's about a foot longer? Mac

Ron just make sure you have saw blades for cutting WET wood, 3 or 4 teeth per inch, that makes all the difference in the world, that is my take on it, but I use my chainsaw most when cutting large blanks, 100 pound lumps of wet wood are not easy to handle on a bandsaw.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Doc R> Again, thanks to everyone. Mac, that is a really good suggestion,

Funny that you mentioned that, Leo... I saw a thing in ABPW about cutting rolls of paper towels in half with the bandsaw... neat idea, since a lot of the stuff I do in the shop needs less than a whole towel..

What didn't occur to me is that the guy that did it was a flat work type and probably used a fine tooth blade...

Cut one in half with my 3 tpi blade and filled the shop with white fluffy stuff.. *sigh*

Mac

ROFL

You DO have fun don't You.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

mac davis wrote:

Oh, yeah.... I never fail at anything.... I just find several ways that didn't work..

Mac

Pictures! We want pictures!

...Kevin

He Kevin, wouldn't seeing Mac on Americas Funniest pictures be hilarious, or to see The fastest paper shredder ever with Mac

Sorry Mac, but I'm Roflmao.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Kev>

Kevin.. While I often reveal my screw ups in the hope of helping others, I sort of draw the line at photographing them.. *g*

BTW: I cut a few rolls on the cutoff saw the other day and that worked pretty good.. Mac