Subject: Refurbishing old bandsaw

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 10:07:16 -0500

A friend wants to me an disused bandsaw, probably around 15 years old, 
since he never has gotten around to using it.  He thinks the company 
which made it was out of business [he keeps forgetting to tell me what 
the brand name was, but the words "Chicago, Inc" did appear in one of 
his messages.], and the blades, as best he can measure, should be 55 
inches long and 1/4" wide [there don't seem to be any with the saw].

Any ideas on:
		           -- possible brand name?
		           -- where to get parts?
		           -- quality/usefulness of this machine?
		           -- would it be better to use it as a trade-in somewhere?
Many thanks!

SciRhet, 
able to leap disciplines in a single bound