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After doing that, it worked fine. Other than that installation was pretty simple. No complaints at all with the performance. My kit was missing 2 roll pins that should have been included. Good quality materials. After I thought I was running into the "short cord" issue mentioned by others, I realized that the instructions specifically said to run the cord behind the dust chute.
I would recommend. As others have stated, you can use a 1 1/4" wrench though it doesn't fit exactly right. Cost less than $1 at hardware store. After installation the riser works great.
For the money it is a good investment. The saw is well made as is the riser block and bearing guides, but remember, this is a $500 asian made saw, not a high end $2000 saw, so things will have to get tweeked a little. Have a couple of 1 1/8-1 1/4" wrenches handy, and a helper is an added bonus. The wheels were in plane with each other and well balanced. Since I work alone, I took the bandsaw apart in the box, in the back of my p/u so I could carry smaller pieces into my shop.
Overall it works fine and the added height is great. I did it alone and had no problem at all. I took some time adjusting and filing any machined mating surfaces before putting things back together. I just recently bought another 14" delta bandsaw and decided to get the riser kit and carter bearing guides at the same time. The riser block fit well, just needed to file the pins for a better fit.
I recomend getting another drive belt(I used a link belt)as the cheap one that came with the saw caused the entire saw to vibrate even after running for a while.
For Resaw I found 3 TPI skip in 1/2 inch and 4 tpi skip in 3/16 to work really excellent. Got mine from BC Saw, great service and the difference between Delta blades is unbelieveable. I can easily cut 1/16 thin veineer accurately. I also needed to adjust carefully the rear guard so that it would not catch the blade. Went together easily. Great Product. Just need a 1 1/4 or 19 MM socket wrench to secure the bolt. I would not recommend using Delta blades.
I think the engineering here was a bit lacking. You will need a 1 1/4" socket or box end wrench to attach the riser block. The blade guard needs to be loosened and moved when raising the guide very high. I finally purchased one and installed it. If it were not for this issue, I would have given it 5 stars. The quality of the parts is excellent except for the front blade guard extension.
It is not that big of a deal, but a bit annoying. I have had my Delta band saw for about 6 years and always wanted to add the height attachment. Installation was simple although it takes two people to accomplish the task. It is bit cumbersome to raise the blade guide.
Had to use the supplied adapter to attach the new front blade guard, but that was no problem. Total time was less than an hour working unassisted. I added this to my old delta 14" bandsaw. I didn't like the small contact area of the square head bolt that holds the assembly together so I added a flat washer to that end also (after grinding one side of round washer to clear casting).
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