HF 14" bandsaw?

[pitzerwm]

I have one of these and I want to add the block extension, HF doesn't sell it any longer, but I'm betting that its a knock off of one of the big boys, which do sell an extension. Any one know who they knocked off?

 

[BilltheDiver]

I can't give you a direct answer. I have a Jet 14" with a riser. I would suggest posting your question on lumberjocks.com I bet you will get an answer there.

Good luck! I love mine. I can easily resaw 11" if I need to.

 

[pitzerwm]

Update: A friend had a jet kit that he couldn’t use JRB14. The block needed the 2 holes on the bottom enlarged a bit and he had ground off the studs but they weren’t in the right place anyway, so I drilled 2 new holes and added the studs. So that part went well. The guide post was 7/8” and the HF needed a 3/4” one, so I will need to get one and grind a flat part on one side so the screws that hold it in place have someplace to “grip”. So as soon as I get the post, I’m golden.

 

[BilltheDiver]

Now to replace all your old blades with new 105" ones!

 

[quasi]

grizzly tools has what you need I believe.

 

[pitzerwm]

Now to replace all your old blades with new 105" ones!

Already ordered some :yes:

grizzly tools has what you need I believe.

I called Grizzly and they couldn't tell me the diameter of that post. The Jet post being 7/8" I have a friend with a lathe and we are going to turn it down to 18.8mm which is the actual size of this HF. Grizzly told me that every so often the Chinese change the part dimensions and they never know if a kit will work or not. I guess that is the price for having stuff made in China.