Burgess BBS-20 Bandsaw Instructions. 20 bandsaw and was wondering if anyone knows where I can get an instruction manual for it. Got a Mk2 Burgess bandsaw, dose.
Contents A 1970s Burgess BBS20 bandsaw is totally dismantled to individual component level. The Burgess bandsaw is reassambled after being painted dark green. A new mains lead and plug are fitted. A new bandsaw blade is installed and adjusted. Includes details on adjusting the upper wheel and the blade guides. The BBS-20 and a fine pitch blade is used to cut some aluminium tubing.
Bench Top Bandsaw This small bandsaw was made by Burgess, and is a model BBS-20 Mark 2. Probably made in the 1970s, it is complete with all parts present. This series of videos shows a total teardown and dismantling, reassambly after painting, and finally blade installation. Blade and Belt The drive belt for this bandsaw is a 210XL037 - a standard size available from suppliers of power transmission components.
The blade for this machine is 56.5 inches in length (1435mm) and can be either 1/4 or 3/8 inch wide. The blade must be the thin type designed for 'hobby' machines due to the small wheel diameter and the slot size in the blade guides. Instructions Please note that I do NOT have any documents, instructions, diagrams or anything else for this machine. However the videos show pretty much everything there is to know about this machine, and there is little or nothing that the official instructions would add.
I probably have a manual around somewhere, but quite frankly, it's not worth looking for. Setting the blade guides is obvious -- but make sure, of course, that the combination rear guides are not hard against the back of the blade other than when under load. As with all bandsaws, don't leave the blade under tension when not in use. 
The tricky thing with these BBS 20 models -- as with most three-wheel models -- is to get the blade to track at all. If it's tracking fine, that's all you need to know. If you're cutting wood, watch for a build-up of sawdust inside the casing below the lower blade guides.
Really not up to anything like the work it was advertised for, but fine for very light work. Nowadays I do all bandsawing of wood on a big cast-iron model that's a lot taller than myself. However I keep the Burgess BBS20 with a metal-cutting blade on it -- just perfect for cutting small sections of alloy. John MacLeod.