Glenn Ashmore wrote:

Sounds like the tires have been removed. They are thin rubber bands that
are glued to the wheels. They have a slight crown in the center. The crown
forces the blade back to the center of the wheel when it gets off to one
side.

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"Chris" wrote in message
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On 26 Jan 2006 14:14:53 -0800, John Martin wrote:

Line up the wheels. Make sure they are in the same plane.

Crown the tires.

Install a blade with a good weld.

Back off the guides and adjust the wheel tracking so the blade tracks
on the wheel crowns. Adjust the guides.

John Martin

Thanks for the replies, what do you mean by "crown the tires" please? The
wheels are flat on the blade running surface and seem to have glued on
abrasive coating, not something that looks to be (easily or cost
effectively) renewable. Cheers.

It's a metal cutting bandsaw, they don't have rubber tires and the
wheels don't need crowning.
The blade needs replacing before anything else.

Tom