Band saw risers

[Mark Schecter]

Hi, Bob.

I put the 6" riser block on my Delta and it works great. It's actually a 
kit, because you also need to lengthen the blade guide height slider and 
blade guard. Without that, you'll have way too much blade exposed, and 
the guides won't be able to reach down to the table for cutting smaller 
pieces. You use a blade that's 12" longer. The riser kit fits most 
Delta-style saws, i.e. most 14" band saws, but ymmv. I think it costs 
about $100 or so.

I don't think the pinblock material is a very good idea because, strong 
as it is in compression, the saw column concentrates the load around the 
perimeter of the block, and as another poster mentioned, the tension 
required for good sawing puts a lot of squeeze on the riser block. Stick 
with iron for this, in my opinion.

-Mark Schecter

Bob Hull wrote:
> Has anyone increased the height distance on their
> bandsaw to accomodate taller stock?  
> 
> I think I've heard of a "riser" being added between
> the  upper and lower frame.  I'm considering making a
> riser out of some pinblock material to gain 4 inches
> of height capacity.  
> 
> This is so I can slice a pinblock to make capping
> material for a delignit cap on multilam pinblock. My
> 14' Delta has about 6.25" height.  Of course then I'll
> need to get a blade that is 8" longer.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Bob Hull
> 
> 
> 
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