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Bandsaw Riser Block
This forum is in response to a private message from another member, asking where I purchased my riser block for my Hitachi CB13F saw. Unfortunately I must have deleted the message by mistake when going to look for my paperwork, although I don't think I did.
I purchased my riser from the Sears / Craftsman Parts sales website. Turns out the Craftsman saw was manufactured by Hitachi. Sears had the part, Hitachi did not.
If this source is now defunct, here's a YT video on how to make a wooden riser for any bandsaw,
https://youtu.be/6Dwm_v3y0pg?si=txkcxGC-zb00SG2i
NOTE; the link above only works for me if I copy and paste in my browser search. Don't know why, but you can search YT for "Can you maker your own riser block out of wood?"
Another link for same video, this one copied in YouTube:
https://youtu.be/6Dwm_v3y0pg?si=_DW4MO5JoCESz_TE
I hope the member who sent me the PM sees this post, and maybe help others as well,
Good luck,
I purchased my riser from the Sears / Craftsman Parts sales website. Turns out the Craftsman saw was manufactured by Hitachi. Sears had the part, Hitachi did not.
If this source is now defunct, here's a YT video on how to make a wooden riser for any bandsaw,
https://youtu.be/6Dwm_v3y0pg?si=txkcxGC-zb00SG2i
NOTE; the link above only works for me if I copy and paste in my browser search. Don't know why, but you can search YT for "Can you maker your own riser block out of wood?"
Another link for same video, this one copied in YouTube:
https://youtu.be/6Dwm_v3y0pg?si=_DW4MO5JoCESz_TE
I hope the member who sent me the PM sees this post, and maybe help others as well,
Good luck,
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An additional note. I have a HF 14" BS. It's a Delta clone, but the finish was POS quality, so I swapped in a lot of Carter parts, and the easy stuff like thumb screws and stuff where they had really cheesy parts, they are tapped so parts with big old wings on the thumbscrews, and such are easy to actually use, anyhow I wanted a riser, and everywhere I looked for one I was told they no longer sell them. Called HF one day on a Customer Service issue, while talking I mentioned I would love to have a riser for my bandsaw, and he said that would be $102.56. I'm like whatttt? He said the price again. I 'm like no, you mean you actually have them???? He's like, thousands of them. Sales does not sell them, customer service does.
So my HF POS BS has been converted to an 11 1/2" resawing, really fine machine, which got even finer when I threw in a Baldor 2 HP motor. I figure it's about 750 bux worth of bandsaw. I mostly make boxes with mine, but it's my curve cutter, and my actual resaw machine is an 18" Rikon. I got on a flash sale for 750.00 about 14 years ago. Won the HF saw in a poker game, where I ended up losing 20 real bux, so I figure it cost me 20 dollahs.
So my HF POS BS has been converted to an 11 1/2" resawing, really fine machine, which got even finer when I threw in a Baldor 2 HP motor. I figure it's about 750 bux worth of bandsaw. I mostly make boxes with mine, but it's my curve cutter, and my actual resaw machine is an 18" Rikon. I got on a flash sale for 750.00 about 14 years ago. Won the HF saw in a poker game, where I ended up losing 20 real bux, so I figure it cost me 20 dollahs.
