Table top band saw

A band saw for cutting a work piece, said band saw comprising:

• a housing having an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion, said housing including a back panel, a side panel and a door panel, said door panel being totally secured to the side panel, said back panel having an opening therein and, housing further including at least one post member connected to the back panel at the periphery of the opening and extending within the opening of the back panel;
• first and second wheels, said first wheel being rotatably mounted within the upper housing portion and said second wheel being rotatably mounted within the lower housing portion;
• a work table secured to the lower housing portion;
• a saw blade positioned around the first and second wheels and extending through the work table so as to be in a position for cutting the work piece;
• a blade stabilizing and water feed device supported by said housing and positioned adjacent to the upper housing portion above the work table, said blade stabilizing and water feed device including an integral extended stabilizing portion, said blade running through the stabilizing portion of the blade stabilizing and water feed device, said blade stabilizing and water feed device being connected to a coolant reservoir such that coolant from the reservoir is applied to the stabilizing portion behind the blade to coat the blade from behind with coolant as it runs through the blade stabilizing and water feed device;and
• a tensioning assembly, said tensioning assembly including a tensioning device, a shaft member connected to the tensioning device and at least one spring, said spring being positioned on the at least one post member, said tensioning device having at least one opening extending therethrough, said post member extending through the at least one opening of the tensioning device so that the tensioning device is slidably secured to the housing, said first wheel being rotatably mounted on the shaft member and said spring being positioned between the tensioning device and the housing such that a radial force on the first wheel towards the table will cause the tensioning device to slidably move on the at least one post member against the bias of the spring, whereby the opening in the back panel allows a user to manually contact the tensioning device to force the tensioning device against the bias of the spring to move the first wheel towards the second wheel.

A band saw for cutting a work piece, said band saw comprising:

• a housing having an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion, said housing including a back panel, a side panel and a door panel, said door panel being pivotally secured to the side panel, said back panel having an opening therein and, said housing further including at least one post member connected to the back panel at the periphery of the opening and extending within the opening of the back panel;
• first and second wheels, said first wheel being rotatably mounted within the upper housing portion and said second wheel being rotatably mounted within the lower housing portion;
• a work table secured to the lower housing portion;
• a saw blade positioned around the first and second wheels and extending through the work table so as to be in a position for cutting the work piece;
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• a tensioning assembly, said tensioning assembly including a tensioning device, a shaft member connected to the tensioning device and at least one spring, said spring being positioned on the at least one post member, said tensioning device having at least one opening extending therethrough, said post member extending through the at least one opening of the tensioning device so that the tensioning device is slidably secured to the housing, said first wheel being rotatably mounted on the shaft member and said spring being positioned between the tensioning device and the housing such that a radial force on the first wheel towards the table will cause the tensioning device to slidably move on the at least one post member against the bias of the spring, whereby the opening in the back panel allows a user to manually contact the tensioning device to force the tensioning device against the bias of the spring to move the first wheel towards the second wheel.

A band saw for cutting a work piece, said band saw comprising:

• a housing having an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion, said housing including a back panel, a side panel and a door panel, said door panel being pivotally secured to the side panel, said back panel having an opening therein and, said housing further including at least one post member connected to the back panel at the periphery of the opening and extending within the opening of the back panel;
• first and second wheels, said first wheel being rotatably mounted within the upper housing portion and said second wheel being rotatably mounted within the lower housing portion;
• a work table secured to the lower housing portion;
• a saw blade positioned around the first and second wheels and extending through the work table so as to be in a position for cutting the work piece;
• an electric motor secured to the back panel at the lower housing portion, said second wheel being mounted to a shaft of the motor, said motor being secured to the back panel at an angle thereto such that the motor shaft is angled downwards and the second wheel tilts relative to the motion of the saw blade, and
• a tensioning assembly, said tensioning assembly including a tensioning device, a shaft member connected to the tensioning device and at least one spring, said spring being positioned on the at least one post member, said tensioning device having at least one opening extending therethrough, said post member extending through the at least one opening of the tensioning device so that the tensioning device is slidably secured to the housing, said first wheel being rotatably mounted on the shaft member and said spring being positioned between the tensioning device and the housing such that a radial force on the first wheel towards the table will cause the tensioning device to slidably move on the at least one post member against the bias of the spring, whereby the opening in the back panel allows a user to manually contact the tensioning device to force the tensioning device against the bias of the spring to move the first wheel towards the second wheel.

A band saw for cutting a work piece, said band saw comprising:

• a housing having an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion, said housing including a back panel, a side panel and a door panel, said door panel being pivotally secured to the side panel, said housing further including at least one post member connected to the back panel;
• first and second wheels, said first wheel being rotatably mounted within the upper housing portion and said second wheel being rotatably mounted within the lower housing portion;
• a work table secured to the lower housing portion;
• a saw blade positioned around the first and second wheels and extending through the work table so as to be in a position for cutting the work piece;
• a tensioning assembly, said tensioning assembly including a tensioning device, a shaft member connected to the tensioning device and at least one spring, said first wheel being rotatably mounted on the shaft member, said spring being positioned on the at least one post member, said tensioning device having at least one opening extending therethrough, said post member extending through the at least one opening of the tensioning device so that the tensioning device is slidably secured to the housing, wherein the at least one post member includes an outer surface and the opening extending through the tensioning device includes an inner surface wherein one end of the tensioning device opening is narrower than an opposite end of the tensioning device opening so that the inner surface is angled relative to the outer surface of the post member, and
• a blade tracking adjustment device, said blade tracking adjustment device being connected to the housing and being positioned against the tensioning device such that actuation of the blade tracking adjustment device causes the angled inner surface to be adjusted relative to the outer surface of the post member so that the tensioning device is tilted relative to the at least one post member causing the first wheel to tilt relative to the saw blade.