beech1948
Established Member
Hi all,
I just bought a mid 90's Startrite 352 bandsaw from Ebay. Looks good, cuts upto 6 inch thickness well ( 11inch total thickness available), just added four Dure Edge blades ( wow).
The point of this post is to ask about upgrades. Specifically the upper and lower blade guides are a bit prehistoric. Merely triangular lumps of steel, surprisingly unworn though, that I want to upgrade.
Problem is guide post is 3/4 inch, newer machines use 22mm(7/8ths).
Has anyone bought new guides recently. If so where from, what types what success have you had.
Hope you can help
I just bought a mid 90's Startrite 352 bandsaw from Ebay. Looks good, cuts upto 6 inch thickness well ( 11inch total thickness available), just added four Dure Edge blades ( wow).
The point of this post is to ask about upgrades. Specifically the upper and lower blade guides are a bit prehistoric. Merely triangular lumps of steel, surprisingly unworn though, that I want to upgrade.
Problem is guide post is 3/4 inch, newer machines use 22mm(7/8ths).
Has anyone bought new guides recently. If so where from, what types what success have you had.
Hope you can help