Band Saw cover

[james.miller]

I have the cover for an old style Shopsmith Band Saw with a cast iron table. Anyone know if it will fit the newer Band Saw with the aluminium table?

Thanks for any information.

[kd6vpe]

I bought a Magna Band Saw on E-Bay couple weeks ago that had a broken plastic cover and called Shopsmith about a replacement. They said the newer cover would fit the older bandsaw so I would imagine it will fit based on what I was told by customer service. I ended up just using PVC glue to put it back together and it is functional. I did see a crack on the top of the aluminum back plate where the wheels mount. I plan an using some JB weld on that to stabilize it. The saw is green and looks kinda ugly but it funtions well.

[8iowa]

Jim:

I bought my bandsaw back in '83, then about 10 years later upgraded to the new aluminum table. The old cover fit just fine.

However, I have now replaced the old cover with the new one that has the "window", allowing you to re-tension the blade without removing the cover. If you don't want to invest in a new cover at this time, Shopsmith sells a dust collection port kit that will enable you to hook up the dust collector to the bandsaw. This is a great upgrade.

[charlese]

Jim- Which bandsaw cover are we talking about here?

Is it the Dust Cover (517000) or the Bandsaw cover/w decal (522221)?

[james.miller]

Sorry, I'm talking about the dust cover. The one I have is gray with the Shopsmith logo. Probably from the 80's.

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[dusty]

Jim

I have an early 90's bandsaw (555507) and a dust cover (517000).

It looks to me like the cover you have would cover my bandsaw better than the cover I bought with my bandsaw. Yours seems to have more room for the table and fence. If I leave the fence on, the cover is tight.

[james.miller]

Dusty,

I took the picture with the cover spread out on the floor.

[bkhop]

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