Wells Metal Band Saw

[LeadDoggy]

Presently rebuilding a Wells band saw that I got for free, and can't find any information on the gearbox and bearings for the blade guides.
Can I just use standard style ball bearings?
The gear box has been leaking oil from around the input pully area. Should there be a seal between the pully and the case?
What type oil should be in the gear box?


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http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u268/LeadDoggy/Wells%20Saw/DSC00574.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u268/LeadDoggy/Wells%20Saw/DSC00590.jpg

[Charles (in GA)]

Might try contacting the manufacturer. I'm willing to bet the thing uses standard bearings and seals. That looks like a wood blade, or a meat cutting blade (wells mad meat cutting vertical bandsaws)

http://www.wfwells.com/index.htm

"To better serve our customers, we have made a commitment to stock our standard machines as well as parts for all models dating as far back as the 1940's"

Charles

[W-Cummins]

Use the above link and then go to the wellsaw link ( they claim to be a sister site , but more like a brother /son site) go to the service page and then to the manuals page it's listed at the top as a PDF of the parts on that machine made way back in the dark ages:-)

William...

[LeadDoggy]

Thanks to all.....

[l_bilyk]

That looks like a wood blade, or a meat cutting blade (wells mad meat cutting vertical bandsaws)

That one is a metal cutting band saw... makes you wonder what that blade was doing on there