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   forestgirl | Oct 17, 2009 04:46am | #1

   Hmmmmm, not a good sign that there aren't any responses yet.  There's one owner at Old Woodworking Machines who has essentially the same saw.  Click here to see his page, perhaps you could contact him through the web site and get some help.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   Don01 | Oct 17, 2009 05:24am | #2

   If Sears cannot help you, then perhaps a company such as Carter can.
   This info is on the OWWM site:
   http://www.owwm.com/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=14

   This guy found some parts in Kentucky:
   http://www.old-woodworking-tools.net/craftsman-18-band-saw.html

   You have to ramp up your Googling to track some of this info.

   If you hit a hard wall, you may have to haul your old part off the the local machine shop and get one made. Still cheaper than replacing the saw - I hope

   Don

3. 
   roc | Oct 17, 2009 05:44am | #3

   Hi,

   I am not saying these will work ( these are for a Delta ) but perhaps if you call they may be able to help you. Since you have one of the larger more serious saws they may have a ready alternative.

   Big bucks but I like these guides a lot on my saw

   http://www.lagunatools.com/accessories/bandsaw-guides/Delta-14-Guide

   There is always the small time machinist around who is willing to make parts like you need. Just a matter of asking around at the sports car shops or air plane enthusiasts etc. Harley Davidson chopper dudes maybe a way to go.

   The guy I used to share a machine shop with was just such a person. He had given up on HD and moved on to Triumph but it made his day to make parts for motor cycles and machines like yours. He worked in the computer chip industry for his bucks. Did metal work like you and I do wood. Or at least the way I do wood. For the enjoyment of it.

   Good luck.

   roc

   Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

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   Edited 10/16/2009 11:00 pm by roc

4. 
   JohnWW | Oct 17, 2009 02:43pm | #4

   If it is a ball bearing it will have a standard part number stamped into it, any bearing from any manufacturer with the same number will fit.

   John White
   Shop Manager for FWW Magazine, 1998 to 2007
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   forestgirl | Oct 17, 2009 06:36pm | #5

   John, I started to say the same thing, but upon re-reading his post, I think perhaps he broke the part that supports/holds the thrust bearing.  Not positive, but.....forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   old saw | Oct 18, 2009 04:25am | #6

   Hi,

   Did you break the upper or the lower bracket?  Can you post a photo?

   You don't say how old your saw is, but if it was made in the 1960's or 70's, it was likely made for Sears by Parks Machinery Company.  Parks sold the same model saws, one for metal and one for wood,  under its own name, too.  If yours is one of those, the parts would interchange.  You might find someone out there on the internet with a cache of parts for it.  I would periodically search Ebay, if it were me.  If I were in a hurry, I would either fix the old part or make a new one.

   Regards

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   JerryPacMan | Oct 18, 2009 04:36pm | #7

   The 112.XXXXX indicates that it was made by Parks.  The first 3 digits of a Sears/Craftsman model number indicate who made it. 

   Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans.

   When your ship comes in... make sure you are not at the airport.

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   elmer3 | Oct 19, 2009 02:41am | #8

   I did break it, but not a bracket it is what i would call a cup that holds the thrust bearing the blade rides on the cup. I can post a pic when i get back in the shop. Not sure when the saw was made.