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DavidA:
Thanks for the replies. They have been very helpful.

Good to have that list of part numbers for the Clark machine.

John (Millwright), S Heslop,

Can you confirm that there was no support beating behind the blade ?

I was wondering why it doesn't push off the wheel when one is cutting.

Dave.

S. Heslop:
I'm pretty sure mine had a bearing below the table too. Do you have any photos of that area?

I'd say a bearing there would be important too since the problem I was having towards the end of mine's life was it throwing the blades easily, since the tyre had worn, and I found the upper blade guide was a little on the flimsy side compared to the lower and I doubt the upper frame flexing would help keep the blade on.

There's probably alot I could've done to make it a better machine. One of the idle wheels was a little out of round and would've been simple to true up. But for years I kept thinking I was going to build a Matthias Wandel style bandsaw. But I suppose ironically the smaller bandsaw was fulfilling all my needs so I never got around to it.

DavidA:
S Heslop,

I have just had a closer look at the PDF of the manual for the CBS 355.  Page 12 shows a good view of the lower guide block.

It appears that the blade runs at a tangent on the face of the bearing. and the actual guides are the two fibre blocks.  So the bearings are there to prevent the blade 'pushing back'.

Tomorrow (maybe Friday) I will go to Machine Mart in Bradford and see if they have a CBS 355 on display.

Maybe they will also have the tires.

I'll let you know the outcome.

Dave.

P.s.  what does the 'S' stand for. Is it Stuart ?  feels very formal referring to you as S Heslop all the time.

russ57:
When I got my s/h bandsaw, the seller proudly advised it had been 'setup' by 'an expert' and that it would need no adjustment to be perfect.

I found the 'expert' had decided that the bearings could not possibly be correct, bearing on the face, and had managed to adjust so they pressed on the side of the blade.
Along with the blunt blade, I'm not sure it could have cut through a piece of paper...

The seller was apologetic about the quirky 'tap handles' used instead of the 'proper' knobs.

Russ

DavidA:
Well, I managed to order some rubber tires for the wheels.  just over £8 each.
And then I made a boo boo.  I also ordered a blade at the same time.

Not so bad itself, about £11 .  But because it is a saw blade it has to be sent by Currier. And that costs £8.

It must be  my monthly 'thick as a brick' day. I ordered it from Machine Mart.
I could have driven to Bradford in 15 minutes and collected it from there. Cost of two litres of Diesel.

Clearly age doesn't always make one wiser.

Dave, :doh:

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