shaft for ancient bandsaw needed

Have you tried calling Sears? One thing Sears does well is stock parts for everything they sell for years and years.

I've got an old Craftsman 12" bandsaw (might even be the same model you've got, I don't have the model number at hand). When I needed parts, I ordered them right off the Sears parts website.

all that

keyed shafts that

You could make a 3/16 to 1/8 shouldered or stepped key. Key stock material is not that hard, making it easy to file.

Frank

That's amazing. My experiences with Sears parts of late is that they are quickly discontinuing things and parts are no where to be found. Even the local Sears repair shops don't have any squirreled away. Seems they're trying to get out of the parts business more and more, and... steer you to a new purchase.

Unless I need them, apparently, then it's "we only stock for ten years after a model is discontinued."

I'd slim down the key with the Dremel or go to a machine shop and have them make a keyway.

You _did_ plug your model number into the online order entry system I presume.

Roy Smith wrote: [snip]

There haven't been much in the way of parts for this model (made in ~1940). Now you can't even get to the parts drawings. Same for a newer model that I thought might show some crossover in parts. mahalo, jo4hn

Yes. There was no problem identifying the part I needed, the problem was that it was not in stock anymore.

Enco has what you need. Do a google search for Enco, they have exactly what you need. mike