1938 Craftsman 12" Band Saw Grand Finale :(

Oh Man Y'all. I hope my blade is to big. It's an 80" so hopefully I can find a smaller one. The tension is all the way up but I need more. I might be able to cut a thicker spacer to bring the tensioner up a little. That might work.
This has been an awesome adventure but I feel bad that I let Y'all down.
I won't give up on Her, I just need to stop now and gather myself.
I'm bummed out but hey, She looks good huh???
Thanks for following along.

[@westhighlandsshop]

What a cool bandsaw and you did it justice with the restoration. You'll find the blade one day that will work, it runs and that is the biggest challenge. I hate you are missing a couple of the original knobs, I hope you can find those one day as well. Awesome job, thanks for sharing.

[@spiderlovesbeerohyeah4760]

Thanks for being positive about this.
I think I’m going to throw in a 1/4” shim under the riser plate. That’s all I really need. I looked up a smaller blade (78”) but I’m not sure that’ll even work. The blade that came with the saw was 80” so I know I must’ve done something wrong. I’ll do some investigating after work. We will figure this thing out.
Thanks for following along.
We’re not done yet.

[@Living-The-Dream]

It ain’t over till the fat lady sings !! It runs, it looks great ! You will get the blade and get the kinks worked out, hangin there……do you have a part number? Don’t give up the Ship 👍👏😎🇺🇸 Rick

[@spiderlovesbeerohyeah4760]

Oh I’m not giving up Sir, just checking for light leaks.
We will get this old Gal squared away, just gotta figure out a way. Thanks for your inspiring words.
I don’t have a parts number.
I think if I slap in a 1/4” shim in top of that riser, I should have just enough tension on the blade. I’ll do some investigating after work today. I know there’s a solution to every problem.
Thanks for following along on this mission First Sergeant. Nothing is over.