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Hello neighbour(less-ish), Crieff is not far away at all

Yeah, I've got to agree with @rogxwhit on the strong down to 50mm, that sounds a big ask! They work pretty well, although are a bit lightweight compared to what you might want. The 100mm Cyclone in 3 parts that I printed and am really happy with was also on thingiverse, so you could also get...

I have printed these parts out myself using regular ABS, and they work pretty well (I have no idea about PETG other than I can't print it with my printer!). Between those two items, and a 100mm cyclone separator I was able to print, I was able to buy a second hand printer on ebay and save...

Thanks @recipio, appreciate the confirmation!

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Hi all. I'm looking to harness the collective wisdom of the forum to ask if you can help me ID this wood. It was painted/stained previously, I found it in the store when I bought this house. The picture with some of the original finish in it made me think oak (it's heavy), but the clear section...

Really fantastic work guys. I'd love to do this to my saw, but I don't think I've the skills to pull it off! Ingenious design, and lovely to see it come together so well. Congrats on a great build, and thanks for showing us your working step by step, this is an invaluable thread to any S45 owner!

Teaser indeed! I am eager to hear and see how your new mechanism works (unless you're waiting to submit a patent first!).

Finally finished the matching bedside table for the spare room. Only my second attempt at mitred corners (they have dowels inside for strength), and I'm pretty pleased. Mostly pleased because it looks like the first! Still need to work on my dovetails, but they're getting better and no-one is...

This looks a lot like (a slightly more hard-lived version of) mine, although mine has a manufacturer included dust extraction port at that point. I am also curious about installing different guides under the table, as mine has the same very small clearance.

Sorry for forgetting to reply here. Berger tools (Berger Home) had a great selection of springs. In the end I bought three to get to the minimum order which helped to ensure I was going to have one that worked, and with postage it was around £15! In the end the G25-064 was the best fit, and...

Was just in the shed and snapped these pictures of the blade guard assembly. Pretty difficult to get clear pictures, but perhaps it will be enough. I forgot to look for a serial number on the machine, but will edit this post when I get one!

Ah yes, your outside diameter is limited to 20mm because of the indicator gauge cup. My saw doesn't have one of those, so the spring sits 'through' the frame, and the bore of that hole is 30mm (if memory serves) allowing me to use the 25mm spring.

I happen to have recently replaced my spring due to fears over it being over-compressed in the past (I made a thread on this site somewhere). I ended up purchasing mine from Berger Tools which had a huge range and really good prices. I ended up buying 3, unsure of which would work best, and to...

Just to note that the belt on my S45 is an A38, but it also looks newer than the saw, so I suspect it was replaced at some point in the life of the saw, probably with the exact same experience as you. On the spring size, mine was compressed fully for a long time, and it came in at almost...

Do you happen to have a figure for the clearance below the table for the lower guides on your machine? Mine (the cool-block type) seem to be pretty squeezed in, so I wonder if the clearance below the table and above the machine frame is the same. My upper side guides feel pretty chunky, and it...

Perfect for me too, very interested to see this thread develop. Just to second that it would be great to see clear details of the lower guides, as mine are also the 'cool block' and single rear thrust bearing version (yellow S45, Pre 1995 is all I know, as it has a dealer sticker phone number...

I have just been fiddling with the Bandsaw again, and have both managed to remove the threaded rod (percussive persuasion did the trick), and also satisfied myself that it is indeed the spring by 'tensioning' without the blade and seeing how high the wheel is raised, then seeing it come to a...

Yes, I saw it earlier today. I'll speak to SCM, but am tempted to order a spring to similar specs as in that blog to see if it might make a marginal upgrade. The S45 is a well built machine, so I'm hopeful it would stand up to a stronger spring without any detriment.

Thanks everyone. Yes, it's the right blade length, mine has a similar label with the same length to the mm. I'll phone SCM tomorrow, good to know that they are responsive and have good chat.