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

Identify Your Bandsaw By Serial Number

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.
1954
1955
1956
19573162132339
19583418134734
1959348153511536456
196037284374543780238010383703884239104394593951439810
1961402974067040983
197861696557678769367086723274327734805182948591
19799073971510206107821136911860123861296913507140921488515482
1980165761731318276200052095922197234652483526220277603021531788
1981334453544436717387263996741973449904717849199502155121053145
1982545385584657419593576056562424635796523666738678126854770092
1983712717317875198772717875180378820708342385127866268791088828
19848991091824933969513296069972279872899547100534101685103259104813
1985106352107972109253110809111792112770113663114497115490116252
1986117460118546122362123379124524125236125608126040126485126699127394
1987128098128656129191129549129926130511130989131162131522131986132463
From Dec 1987 until now, Bandsaws have date codes.