Bandsaw - Information

The Bandsaw is our most popular Add-On Tool and your best choice for making curved, beveled or irregular cuts in wood, plastics and nonferrous metals. It’s also the best choice when you need to make straight cuts in stock up to 6-inches thick or Resaw lumber (make thin boards out of thick ones) for smaller projects.

Another popular application for the Bandsaw is Compound Cutting, the process typically used for cutting out three-dimensional objects such as fancy cabriole or Queen Anne style legs for fine furniture; bracket feet for clocks/jewelry boxes; toy animals for the kids; unique bandsaw boxes and lots more.

Finally, the Bandsaw will make quick work of cutting out multiples of an odd-shaped curved or straight-sided workpiece. If the piece is made from thinned stock, the bandsaw will let you temporarily fasten a stack of several boards together and Pad Saw them, all at once. For thicker objects, you can Pattern Saw workpieces by attaching them to a cut-out wooden pattern that you then guide against a pin that's attached to your Bandsaw Table.

All of these techniques are detailed in your copy of Power Tool Woodworking For Everyone that came with your Shopsmith MARK V.

Special features bring added convenience and improve your results

Unlimited cut-off capacity on workpieces up to 3-7/8-inch wide. Exclusive, reversible blade guides let you twist the blade to a 30-degree angle from the frame for this operation.

Large, versatile table is 13-1/2-inch x 15-1/2-inch big for plenty of support with an easy-to-read scale for accurate tilt adjustments from 5-degree left to 45-degree right -- and a special T-Slot Extrusion that lets you fine tune your miter gauge to the table for wobble-free precision.

Easy blade tension adjustments -- Just match an indicator on the built-in tension gauge with the blade width you’re using. There’s no guesswork.

The Shopsmith Bandsaw accepts a full range of blade sizes from 1/16-inch, for fine, intricate scroll work (optional Cool Blocks® recommended) to 5/8-inch wide (for resawing and cutting straight lines or gradual curves in thick stock).

Manuals:
Manual, Parts List and Exploded View Drawing (Older model Cast Iron Table) - Item #841547
Manual, Parts List and Exploded View Drawing (Current model – Aluminum Table) - Item #556074

How Old Is It:
Below is a chart indicating the Serial Numbers of the Bandsaw made in various years.