Next up is the W.F. Wells A-7 bandsaw. This came with a drill press from a nice gentleman in Carver Mass. W.F. Wells is still in business and still making saws of a similar design (the AC-7). I called the company and spoke to a nice parts guy who said my saw was built in 1969. He said he thought it was the best one they ever made due to the very beefy guide rollers. He Email-ed a PDF of the manual which explained a lot about how to align everything. It uses a 94" long a 1/2" blade. It needed a little TLC - the pivot bolts were shot - so I made some new bushings out of 1/2" cold rolled steel and put in some new bolts - nice and tight now. Someone used it to hold parts for welding and I had to remove a little slag from the vise to be sure I don't mark up any parts. I'll put in some new belts while I am at it, but it runs straight and true !
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