I love the uncovered belt! Pre OSHA.

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 ай бұрын

I mean, once I remount the front cover, it’s all enclosed but there are still plenty of violations to go around 😂

This is good news and good info since my son just got tired of one sitting in his yard and I have a bent for rebuilding old Craftsman junkyard saves.

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Glad you found it helpful!

I just read the comments and amazingly I just purchased a 1958 model at an estate sale for $100. I tore the machine completely apart and am having the shell powder coated since it sat outside and has a lot of corrosion. Just about got it done and this video helped me mount the exact same tires from Amazon. Thanks!

@NorthwestCraftsman

11 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful! Shoot me some photos of the fresh powder coating if you want. Sounds like it’ll be gorgeous when it’s done!

Nice find. I too have this 103.24280, but not the nice stand. 1750 rpm motor. 2" Drive & 5" Driven = 2200 SFPM.

This is the exact machine I'm trying to buy on Friday!!! So pumped I found this video!!!

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats! 😄 It’s been great for me!

Just finished fixing up the same band saw. Thank you for video it was very helpful.

@NorthwestCraftsman

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

I just found one similar to this yesterday. This video is gonna help me restore it. Thanks for this!

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thank you!

Thanks for the video. My craftsman is older. I dont know who the original owner is, but the saw was given to me by my father in law and he got it from his brother in law. The brother in law was a machinist and he must have modified the saw so that the top knob did nothing and was completely gone when i got it. It has thick corded rubber tires that are in good condition- no cracks. The blade guide shaft is round. Mine might just need to be entirely replaced. I did find some Olson round 3/16” graphite blade guides several years ago that are still good,

@NorthwestCraftsman

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Yea, I'm about ready to replace this guy. The blade tension doesn't keep so my blade will start to wander during a cut. Good luck with yours! Josh Northwest Craftsman

My in laws gave me this same bandsaw they have had for decades. It works great!

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love mine!

Thanks, Got one just like yours that I began working on today. You gave me a lot of helpful information. Enjoyed your video. Thanks again.

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! I love mine.

Perfect. Just acquired a virtually identical model of saw from a guy whose grandfather bought it new. Interior is identically filthy but does seem to have tires. Needs a good cleaning and tune up and this video will be a huge help.

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you found it helpful! If you need a new blade for it, I’d recommend the wood slicer from highland woodworking.

Thank you for making this video. I have the same bandsaw and I'm working on fixing it up some.

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! They’re great little tools!

Great video, great quality, clear and to the point. I just found one of these saws on marketplace for $40. It doesn't have the original stand but otherwise seems to be in good condition. Just doing my research before committing and this video made a basic restore seem reasonable. Thanks!

@NorthwestCraftsman

10 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! I appreciate your kind words.

Great video josh :)

I acquired (and tore completely apart) the identical band saw a couple years ago and am just now getting it back together. This was very helpful! I’m also going to post some videos on replacing the bearings.

@NorthwestCraftsman

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I’ll have to check those out when you get them together!

@xSephironx

2 ай бұрын

Same here. Is this a common thing with these saws? lol

I just got the exact same saw. Same model number! Your video is worth gold for me! Thanks a lot. I will start buying the tires, and I found round blade guides from the same manufacturer. Thanks again!

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Best of luck!

@rafaelmijares9197

2 жыл бұрын

@@NorthwestCraftsman Do you have a video showing the cleaning of the cast iron table? (19:05) I can't find it.

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Sure do! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ma6tldWjYNuXqrw.html

@rafaelmijares9197

2 жыл бұрын

@@NorthwestCraftsman Excelent! One million thanks! You're the guy! Greetings from Mexico City!

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Not a problem Rafael! ¡Tenga un buen dia! Josh Northwest Craftsman

That Olsen cool block kinda wrecked your day lol

@NorthwestCraftsman

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh did it ever. Brass rod stock next time 😂

Very nice catch. I had a guy give me a 12 inch craftsman 113 with frame / legs today

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Hope you get a lot of good use from it!

Try spraying some alcohol on the drums to reduce friction (for a short time) slipping on the tires. We use it to assist assembling silicone-sealed multipin electronic connectors.

@NorthwestCraftsman

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!

Nice restore... i have the same one , picked it up at an estate sale a year ago and finally got it into shape yesterday. Wish I would have come across this video before I spent all day yesterday trying to figure out how to get the blade guides aligned (this is my first bandsaw). You kind of glossed over how to set up the thrust roller, and this is what really confused me for a while. The roller shaft sits inside a bearing that is locked in place with a set screw on the left side. This can be loosened to slide the bearing forward and back. There is also a second screw behind the bearing that is locked in place with a hex nut. You adjust it to control the depth that the roller shaft sits in the bearing, good for very fine adjustments. The top roller is pretty easy to reach but the bottom one is a pain because it's kind of hidden behind the table tilt mechanism.

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing those details! It wasn’t until I replaced them with some new thrust bearings that I realized they were in the sleeve and was able to get them free. And I’m glad you were able to get it figured out. This bandsaw is my first as well and it seems great, if just a little finicky.

I've got one of these in the basement. It was mounted on a big wooden cabinet. I wish it had the original base. I may have to search for one or a smaller alternative. I'll need to basically do everything you did on this Craftsman.

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure you could fine another mount online somewhere. Seems very similar to a lot of drill press mounts. And awesome! Glad you found this useful. If you have any questions, let me know. Biggest issue I still have is dust collection.

I am restoring a unit almost identical to this one. The lower blade guide and thrust bearing are missing, so I printed a picture of yours from this video to help me design a new guide holder from aluminum bar stock, although I am not sure with the thrust bearing yet, It must mount to the guide holders as I do not see any separate mount. I may just mount a bearing, but I have to figure out the front to back adjustment design for it. I do not have an original base and the motor on mine has been replaced, must have been replaced with a higher speed motor as the pulley on the saw has been replaced with a much larger version. I think I will just order up some 1/4 bearing bronze round rod for the guides. As for the table guide pin, I saw a hole, underneath at the edge which appears to be for a guide pin or screw, I will have to see if that is threaded or how that works.

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a solid plan all around. Unless I'm misunderstanding what config yours came in, you may look at some ready made bearings instead of the OEM thrust plates. I swapped over to the following and will never go back. Thrust Bearings: amzn.to/2ShOXal Also make sure you have a good blade, my cheap blade that I got initially was so dull, it overused my original thrust plates and sheared the head right off. Good luck!

@richhagenchicago

3 жыл бұрын

​@@NorthwestCraftsman Thank you for the information on the thrust bearing, I have a few containers of various sized roller bearings, so if I can figure out how to mount them to a shaped piece such that I can adjust them in the x and y directions for the guides and one for the thrust I may do that, though that is seeming more like a bigger project than I had intended. I have new blades and new tires, the new tires are polyurethane and the old probably were rubber, but there were none on it when I got it, the blade was mounted to bare metal pulleys. I think that blade that came with it is toast as a result as the teeth are now mostly in line with each other. The machine could not have been working well as it was. I ordered new blades. The motor and pulley were not original and probably running at a much slower speed due to the pulley on the machine being about twice the diameter of what would have originally been there, but I have yet to power it up at this point without tires in particular and the missing blade guide. I plan to change out all of the pulleys and mount two on the motor so that I can change speed between fast for wood and slow for a metal blade to cut some metal, though this machine is not set up to handle cutting fluids. The blade feet per minute needs to be much slower for metal cutting. While it is going to be more work than I planned when I purchased this machine, everything is reasonably well made and is serviceable so hopefully this 70 year old machine will last another lifetime when I am done with it.

sears bandsaw 103.24280 is 69 years old

Thanks for the video. I am putting together a similar craftsman bandsaw to this, but after ordering an 80" blade, I couldn't seem to install it as it was too tight to fit over the top wheel unless i took off the top adjustment spring and even then, I could barely get the adjustment bolt threaded back on. Is is possible that some of these older saws need an 80.5 inch blade or am I doing something wrong?

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

It’s possible! You can measure the blade length with a piece of string if you can access the wheels all around. If I’m remembering correctly, in mine, I have to adjust it almost all the way down, compressing the spring before it will come close to fitting and then slowly tension it.

Did you ever add a replacement "Table Alignment Screw"? Looks like a 5/16-18 x 1/2 will work for mine, but have not done it yet.

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t replaced that screw yet. Let me know if that size worked for you!

@richhagenchicago

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthwestCraftsman Just removed my table to clean it and work on the new blade guides. The table alignment screw is threaded to 5/16-18, which is the same size as the 4 mounting screws as well. Probably simplified manufacturing so they just had one size hole to tap on the underside there. Probably tapped it prior to cutting the slit and machining the insert hole for the blade. Simple, but robust, I think I will find a winged screw or make a thumb screw for that one. I could turn one out of some cold rolled steel pretty quickly and I have a long bar of appropriate diameter of that in the shop, now if only I had a finished band saw to cut it to length. . . . .

Josh, Nice video. I have a bandsaw identical to yours that I've restored. My only problem is that the lower driven wheel seems to be misaligned with the top idler wheel such that when the blade is centered on the top wheel it rides at the very front of the bottom wheel. The bandsaw has all original parts so I can't figure out why the mis-alignment. The position of the bottom wheel is fixed on its shaft by the e-ring, so I can't see how I could've caused the mis-alignment. Any thoughts? Does the blade on yours ride centered? I couldn't tell from your video. Thanks.

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Bruce! Sorry for the delay, busy few days, let me check in my shop and I’ll get back to you!

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Bruce! I checked mine and it’s centered on the bottom but close but not centered on top. Do you have fresh tires on the wheels?

I have the exact model you do, only problem I have is with the motor, it starts to hum. If I add a little bit of hand spin to it it acts like it wants to go and does slowly, then trips the breaker or whatever is inside the motor then I reset it and happens again. I pulled the motor off and without the belt on it’ll spin every time I turn it on. But not under load I guess you can say. The bearings and on the wheels are great and spin smooth tires look good too. So it’s not getting hung up. Any ideas? The capacitor was extremely dirty and lot of surface rust it has the old school flat style one. I looked up this capacitor but can’t seem to find a alternative one I can wire in that’ll work. Idk which alternative one on Amazon will work for it

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

I think you’re spot on. If it’s humming then tripping the breaker it’s because the motor is bound up. But if it runs under no load, then my guess is a bad capacitor. I just learned this the other day troubleshooting another motor but the capacitor is intended to give the motor a jumpstart at the beginning so it doesn’t have to pull a ton of current to get going. I’d need to do more digging if that’s something you can replace yourself, or if the motor is shot because of it. I imagine you can replace it, I’m just unaware how. Edit: here is a great article on the capacitors in motors, looks like they have the same diagnosis. inspectapedia.com/electric/Motor_Capacitor_Selection.php

@JD-jc2is

2 жыл бұрын

I replaced the capacitor on my craftsman motor. It had the flat on on the bottom. Let me know if you need the model number.

@jameskelly9800

Жыл бұрын

I understand this is an older thread, but I hope to save some folks a bit of grief. Power tools from this era are nothing short of awesome BUT it is better NOT to use a capacitor start motor. There is little load on the motor when starting the saw and capacitor start is unnecessary. The saw is not designed for it. Over time the quick starts can damage the drive pulley, or worse, the lower wheel, egging out the center. Ditto for motors with brakes. Stick with 1/3 hp of at most 1/2 hp motors. Use capacitor start, higher hp motors for equipment that starts under load such as a compressor. I love working with these vintage tools. Happy wood working!

Where did you get the parts for the bandsaw I have the exact same one needing restoration although not nearly as bad as that one

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

Most of the generic parts you can get on Amazon (I have links to my parts in the description). For more specialty parts eBay is a good bet or the Sears catalog actually has some the parts left.

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

The manual which is pretty easy to find online has all the part numbers. Email me if you can’t find it

@jfox9317

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthwestCraftsman is it 80” blade I have older but pretty much identical one.

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

@@jfox9317 this one is an 80” blade! Highly recommend the wood slicer from highland woodworking.

Are you available for a one on one consultation on my bandsaw repairs? I’m having a problem with the blade tension mechanism. This is the craftsman 12” two speed bandsaw.

@NorthwestCraftsman

Ай бұрын

Sure! I can’t guarantee that I will be able to help but feel free to shoot me an email with pictures/video of what’s going on and I’ll see if anything comes to mind. My email should be on the about page for the channel.

@612nw62nd

Ай бұрын

@@NorthwestCraftsman Having trouble with the tension adjustment mechanism. I would appreciate your advice. Here’s a short video of my issue: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYCatq6qiry1qM4.htmlsi=47zZT6to8Dgc8p1i

@NorthwestCraftsman

Ай бұрын

@@612nw62ndhey Tom! Thanks for sending that video! That’s a fascinating issue. Unfortunately I don’t think I’m going to be much help as mine is both a different model or at least has a different tensioning knob and I haven’t disassembled down to that level before. That being said, the way it’s moving makes me think you might be missing a nut or are uncoupled from the threads at the base of your tension adjustment rod. It’s probably worth doing what you suggested (removing the wheel) to take a deeper look at the mechanism behind. If not requires pulling that bearing, I may do some more troubleshooting from the outside.

picked one up just like this today. model 103.24300 for 40 bucks. Good deal or no? Needs new tires

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

I love mine! The wood slicer blades from highland are incredible with it.

@richhagenchicago

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same one, I paid more. Everything appears serviceable. Mine is 70 years or so old and I would bet the it would go another 70 at least if taken care of. You can find some cheap, but 40 seems like a good price, the parts to get it into shape will end up costing you more than you paid for the machine most likely depending upon what it needs, but you will have a nice machine that will outlast a lot of new ones.

Amazon sells the round olsen cool blocks 12mm, would this be the right size? I just got my hands on the same saw.

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Sure sounds about right! And man, that would have saved a ton of time!

@JD-jc2is

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks broski

what is the size of the bandsaw that appears in the video

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your question! This one is a 12” Craftsman King Seeley with a 6” rip capacity.

Blade length? I have one I bought for 175 and it runs good but I'm afraid to put it to much metal work because I only have thr one blade. If I could get a backup brand new one I might put a little stank on it and see what it's got

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

I have an 80 1/2” blade, not sure if it’s rated for metal cutting.

@chodechotchney5331

3 жыл бұрын

@@NorthwestCraftsman I'm not sure if ur stating that about your blade or the saw. But if it's the latter I definitely disagree. I've cut alot of alum and a good bit of 1/16 -3/32 steel and 1/8 a cpl times. But the motor that's on my saw has it whirring seemingly way too fast. I've aquired mucho diff sizes of pulleys and belts today and if I can successfully rpm it down and torque it up I will let u know how it all plays out.

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Would love to hear how it goes for you.

@goatram1

3 жыл бұрын

I cut Aluminum as well. I have my blades custom made in Everett, Washington, Stellar Industrial. I'm thinking that mine are 96" X 1/2. I had 10 made as well as for my Harbor Freight metal bandsaws that takes the 64.5" bi metal blades. I used a big pulley on top and a 1.5" pulley on the bottom. Need to slow it down some more to cut steel. As it is now if steel is cut the blade is toast. Currently doing the looker loo to see how to modify the guides to use bearings instead of rub blocks. I also added a wire brush to knock of the chips inside the housing plus added a L angle guard over the motor to keep the scarf aka metal chips from sparking the motor. Table top needs cleaning. 🙂

@richhagenchicago

3 жыл бұрын

The blades for wood and metal will have different construction, though you can often cut a bit of wood poorly with a blade designed for metal in a pinch, using a blade designed to cut wood for steel cutting would almost certainly destroy the blade. Wood cutting blades will be on the order of 3 or 4 teeth per inch for this saw, for metal they will be more like hack saw blades with 18 or 24 teeth per inch. Steel is generally much harder than wood.Additionally, recommended blade speed is much slower for cutting metals than it is for wood, it varies for different metals as well, so you need at least a different pulley to slow the blade down if you plan to cut metal. Machines designed to cut metal also generally are going to have provisions for handling cutting fluids. I do plan to use mine to cut metal in addition to wood, but I am going to add some stuff to clear chips and handle cutting fluid as well as the ability to adjust the speed down when using a metal cutting blade.

Bom dia qual a potência do motor em vc obrigado amigo abraço

@NorthwestCraftsman

Жыл бұрын

Looks like it’s a 2HP!

Where did you get your parts?

@NorthwestCraftsman

13 күн бұрын

Great question! For all of my videos, I post a link to the hardware in the description. For this video, here’s all the hardware I used. Products Used* Urethane Bandsaw Tires: amzn.to/31P5OTX Olson Cool Blocks: amzn.to/2HzmS9A Blade, Band Saw, Wood Slicer: www.highlandwoodworking.com/wood-slicer-resaw-bandsaw-blades.aspx Belt, V-Linkable: amzn.to/34zD6bh Belt, V-Traditional: amzn.to/3kBkqgW Zip Ties: amzn.to/31Mzl0c

Olá amigo você tem as medidas original da lâmina de serra dessa serra fita craftsman 12 polegadas se tiver passa para mim obrigado amigo abraço do Cássio de Brasília do canal freijó nobre

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Olá Amigo! Eu tenho uma lâmina de 80 1/2 polegada no meu e funciona perfeitamente. Eu acredito que este é o comprimento do OEM. Abaixo está um link para a lâmina que eu comprei. (traduzido com o google, desculpas por qualquer erro de tradução) Wood Slicer Blade (80 1/2” length) www.highlandwoodworking.com/wood-slicer-resaw-bandsaw-blades.aspx

@freijonobre

2 жыл бұрын

Obrigado amigo vou ver

What is the hp of the motor?

@NorthwestCraftsman

3 ай бұрын

Great question! I’ll need to look next time I’m in my shop but I think it’s 1/2HP

Sorry. This is not a restoration. This is a function check up.

@JD-jc2is

2 жыл бұрын

Did you restore yours? I just picked one up myself. Id like to see your work

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

Hey JD, I can't tell if this was for the original commenter. All that I did to bring it back to functional use is in the video. jpyolo isn't wrong that this is more of a functional check than a full restore but it got it up and running. Let me know if you have any questions on it!

@JD-jc2is

2 жыл бұрын

@@NorthwestCraftsman Nah it was directed towards the wise ass.

@NorthwestCraftsman

2 жыл бұрын

@@JD-jc2is 😂