Old Jet 14" bandsaw tune up

Hello all! Just joined and here’s my first post.Probably not the right place to introduce myself, but it’s done now. hahaha. Any other Michiganders here?

I retired last June 2015. Time to dust off the old Bandsaw and Table saw. I have a JET bandsaw that is 23 years old. It’s the old blue color. I decided to get a riser block for it and new blades of course. The new Jet power tools are white now. I didn’t want that on my saw. I took the top cover off the saw and took it to Home Depot to match the color. I painted the riser block. Came out real close. The employee named the color JET BLUE, for their file. Sweet! One thing lead to another. I got a good deal on some Carter blade guides and installed those. Bought a Kreg fence, urethane wheel bands, new blade and tuned it up. I saw that the new PRO Jet bandsaw had a tension release for easy blade changes. I ordered the parts from Jet and installed that too. It works so good! I feel like I have a new saw!

Whoa! Why did the pics come out sideways??? Oh well.

-- Chuck, Michigan,