Bandsaw MM16

10/26/19, 6:56 PM #1

Don Evans
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Bandsaw MM16

Don Evans

I tried to contact MiniMax about adjusting the footers on my MM16 due to an uneven concrete floor. I could not find them on the internet? Any of you with this type saw know there web address?

Don

Re: Bandsaw MM16

10/26/19, 7:12 PM #2

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Re: Bandsaw MM16

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I bought mine MM16 from:

sam.blasco@scmgroup.com

Re: Bandsaw MM16

10/26/19, 8:51 PM #3

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Re: Bandsaw MM16 *LINK*

John McGaw

It is not immediately obvious but MiniMax is made by SCM. If you go to their home page and then make use of their site search you might be able to get a bit closer to what you want. I did not dig too deeply.

SCM Home Page

Re: Bandsaw MM16

10/31/19, 11:56 PM #4

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Re: Bandsaw MM16

Doug Reynolds

There used to be a MiniMax users group. I’ve not been knit in awhile though.

Re: Bandsaw MM16

11/3/19, 2:12 PM #5

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Don Evans

Thanks for you help guys, I previously checked out the SCM site and they don't even list any bandsaws on their site. I guess there wasn't enough interest in the USA. Other countries appear more interested.

I note they still have an office in Atlanta, GA I'll give them a call.

Don

Re: Bandsaw MM16

11/4/19, 11:07 PM #6

Doug Reynolds
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Doug Reynolds

I have a MiniMax 20 bandsaw which I like.

Discovered, I think, that Yahoo shut down all its Users Groups. Used to get good info from there.

Best of luck, Doug

Re: Bandsaw MM16

11/5/19, 6:51 PM #7

Larry Clinton At Frankfort, (Central) Indiana
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Re: Bandsaw MM16 MANUAL

Larry Clinton At Frankfort, (Central) Indiana

Don I have the MM-16 - great saw. I looked on the net and found this site with a copy of the user manual. Think it has the information you were looking for earlier.

file:///C:/Users/Larry/AppData/Local/Temp/MiniMax16M-1.pdf

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I am 68 - be 69 in May 2010, have been retired about 4 years from Emerson Electric where I worked as a Engineer for about 40 years. Woodworking is my hobby, I refuse to do any woodworking for money as I am afraid it would become another job. I am very lucky to have a great woodworking shop. My son's and friends helped build it a couple years before I retired. It is a 30 X 30 shop with a 30 X 10 upstairs storage room, heated and air conditioned. I saved and purchased much of my equipment before I retired. I am busier now than when I worked, but seem to get little done :~>. I helped my son remodel his home, made all the woodwork from rough white oak, finished the vanity (from locust), lower kitchen cabinets (cherry) built cedar lined oak chest for my DIL, built a bathroom for my best friend and in process of building storage cabinets for SWMBO.

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11/5/19, 8:40 PM #8

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Not going to work

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Larry, the link you have references a file on a drive somewhere, not a webpage to view it. Try linking to the site or page you found it.

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I live in Mechanicsville, VA (not far from Richmond) and I've been building furniture and cabinetry for well over 20 years now. It all started with my frustration of not being able to cut a straight line with a hand saw. About this same time, a guy named Norm appeared on my local PBS station. The more I watched, the more I learned. I also started thinking, "Hey, I can do that"! And so, I began with small projects and soon found myself moving up to increasingly advanced work. Word of mouth started the ball rolling and before I knew it, I was building all kinds of things for people. While this is not what I do to pay the bills, it has provided me with a means of equipping my shop over the years. The main downside to all of this is when my wife looks at a finished project and says, "I want one of those" and I know I don't have the time to make that happen right then. I take advantage of any slack time between commissions to work on things we want and this seems to keep her "on my side". She even surprised me one day with a new Tormek sharpening system. Sometimes it pays to leave that tool catalog lying around open! For me, woodworking is a type of therapy. I can go out to the shop and totally forget about the world outside. There have been days when I get out there early and before I know it, it's dark outside and I have no idea where the time went! I also enjoy challenging my skills and learning new things. Most of the time, since the majority of my work tends to be custom pieces, I'm working on projects I�ve never built before. While this takes me longer than if I were doing production work, I find it more appealing because there's always something new to learn. I haven't had any formal training in woodworking. My teachers have been experience, the many books and magazines I've read, WoodCentral, and of course, a guy named Norm.

Re: Bandsaw MM16

11/5/19, 8:48 PM #9

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Re: Not going to work *LINK*

John McGaw

I did the search using the file name alone and came up with the following link which appears to be a valid result:

Ahh, the wonders of web search technology...

Re: Bandsaw MM16

11/5/19, 10:40 PM #10

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That's it

David Yoho

Turns out I had that PDF file on my computer already. Must have found it years ago when I got my saw and saved it.

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I live in Mechanicsville, VA (not far from Richmond) and I've been building furniture and cabinetry for well over 20 years now. It all started with my frustration of not being able to cut a straight line with a hand saw. About this same time, a guy named Norm appeared on my local PBS station. The more I watched, the more I learned. I also started thinking, "Hey, I can do that"! And so, I began with small projects and soon found myself moving up to increasingly advanced work. Word of mouth started the ball rolling and before I knew it, I was building all kinds of things for people. While this is not what I do to pay the bills, it has provided me with a means of equipping my shop over the years. The main downside to all of this is when my wife looks at a finished project and says, "I want one of those" and I know I don't have the time to make that happen right then. I take advantage of any slack time between commissions to work on things we want and this seems to keep her "on my side". She even surprised me one day with a new Tormek sharpening system. Sometimes it pays to leave that tool catalog lying around open! For me, woodworking is a type of therapy. I can go out to the shop and totally forget about the world outside. There have been days when I get out there early and before I know it, it's dark outside and I have no idea where the time went! I also enjoy challenging my skills and learning new things. Most of the time, since the majority of my work tends to be custom pieces, I'm working on projects I�ve never built before. While this takes me longer than if I were doing production work, I find it more appealing because there's always something new to learn. I haven't had any formal training in woodworking. My teachers have been experience, the many books and magazines I've read, WoodCentral, and of course, a guy named Norm.

Re: Bandsaw MM16

11/7/19, 7:37 AM #11

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Larry Clinton At Frankfort, (Central) Indiana

I was going to correct the link then saw you already had done so, thanks for the help!

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I am 68 - be 69 in May 2010, have been retired about 4 years from Emerson Electric where I worked as a Engineer for about 40 years. Woodworking is my hobby, I refuse to do any woodworking for money as I am afraid it would become another job. I am very lucky to have a great woodworking shop. My son's and friends helped build it a couple years before I retired. It is a 30 X 30 shop with a 30 X 10 upstairs storage room, heated and air conditioned. I saved and purchased much of my equipment before I retired. I am busier now than when I worked, but seem to get little done :~>. I helped my son remodel his home, made all the woodwork from rough white oak, finished the vanity (from locust), lower kitchen cabinets (cherry) built cedar lined oak chest for my DIL, built a bathroom for my best friend and in process of building storage cabinets for SWMBO.

Bandsaw MM16

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