jerry1939

IF you ever get a chance, go to Spillville, Iowa and tour the Bily (Bee Lee) clocks. 2 farmers used their mother's sewing machine to scroll with. Henry Ford offered them 1 million dollars for just one clock, back when a million was a lot of money. They turned him down. Donated the entire set to the City of Spillville, with the stipulation that the set never be divided. Spent most of my life living about 10 miles from their farm, but never knew of them until later. The building where the clocks are displayed was previouslly the home of Anton Dvorak, composer of The Old Word Symphony.

1. Yes 2. The rod is OK. File a groove below it to give the rod room. 3. No. Replace bolt number 27 on this schematic.

find hole drilling template images (bing.com) Might get ideas here.

I retired from scrolling & gave my 40-694 to a son. Loved it. 2 problems I had with it knocking: 1. Remove the switch cover & cam that pulls the rod for blade tension. Take a round rasp and file a groove for the rod. 2. On the connecting rod from the motor, there is a bolt that powers everything. It sheared in the middle, but wasn't visable. Go to a hardware store and replace it with a stainless steel bolt. Stainless is much stronger. I loved the saw and thought it received too many negative ratings. Would speculate the everything could be replaced with Dewalt 788 parts, with the possible exception of the motor. Hang on to it and grease the bearings every year.

When I scrolled, I had one. Would strongly recommend mounting it from the ceiling. It also magnifies the tiniest vibration.

Back when I used to saw, I sandwiched anything delicate between 2 layers of luan. Luan is cheap insurance and it will blow your mind the tiny things you can make. When assembling "the sandwich", always have the face of the luan grain run opposite the part of your "good" piece. jerry

I quit sawing 2 years ago, but learned this: Cut oversize and sand it straight. It will make your life a lot easier.

Don't saw anymore, but got 3M 45 at True Value hardware. Spray Adhesive, 10.25-oz. | True Value

IF you folks ever do find a supply of adhesive, spray a bunch of it in plastic bags & hoard it.

I bought 3M-45 from True Value Hardware a few years ago. They do not have a good website. Don't know if they still stock it. Google "Buy 3M-45" and you will find it.

Do yourself a favor & switch to 3M-45. I quit sawing, but the 77 seemed to change their formula & it wanted to spray a few blotches. The 45 didn't do that.

The Woodmizer style of saw would have a place in the world, but you would use bad words if & when you hit metal imbedded in the log and found out the cost of a replacement blade.

I spent most of my life farming in NE Iowa. Dad had a sawmill as a 2nd occupation. It uses a 48" diameter circular blade. Long before this type of band saws were used. Belt driven by a John Deere 820 tractor. People would bring logs & we sawed them & charged according to what the log "squared at" & the length. Piled the slabs on a row. let them dry a year & start another row. Cut from the year old row & sold as firewood. The blade had round "tooth holders". First the disposable teeth were sharpened with a hand file, later with an electrical grinder, the forerunner of the Dremel. The worst logs were cut from in peoples yards. We hit nails, hammock holders, horseshoes, rifle shells, etc. The bigger things ruined every tooth. Working around a mill was darn hard work. Dad enjoyed it & I think that a big reason for doing it, was to keep my brother & I tired & our eyes burning from sawdust. At the end of the day, we had NO DEISIRE to go out raising heck or courting the Ladies at night. Dad split the income 3 ways, between himself & my brother. That was our spending money.

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