Can't help with the specific saw, however, you can use a piece of wire, cable or non stretching rope and a large paper clamp and clamp one end to the top wheel and loop it around the bottom wheel and back up to the clamped end. Then, mark and measure.
Call the folks over at Timber Wolf , I bet they will know just give them the model no. and while your at it put in a order great blade good luck…Blkcherry
Measure the distance between the axles. Multiply that by two. Since you have 14" wheels, the distance around one circle is pi x diameter, or 3.142×14 = 43.96 (we'll call that 44"). Since the blade only goes around half of each wheel, you don't need to figure out anything else (for a 3-wheeled band saw, you'd have to take half the circumference for each wheel plus the distance between each axle).
So, if the distance between axles is 18", you'd have 2×18" + 44" = 80" (must be what Craftsman has). A 6" riser block would put it in the 92-94" range.
Harris,
I did a Google search and came up with this post for an old auction. There's a picture on the page that shows the name plate. It's a bit blurry but it looks to me like it says the blade length is 92". Does it look the same to you? Silly question, but does your's still have the nameplate?
I have a manual of the Buffalo Bandsaw model no. BP-VBS-14 that came with mine when I bought it back in the 70's. If any one needs a copy, I would be more than happy to copy & email to you. Just let me know and give me a day or two to get it out to you.
Email: kbob55@valornet.com
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