"stoutman" .@. wrote in message
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I have been messing around with my new bandsaw (Rikon 10-345) and fine
tuning the guides and the heavy vibration that I had initially is gone.
Just a gentle hum now. My thrust bearings were set to far forward and they
were trying to push the blade forward as it ran and caused it to vibrate
like a mo fo.

This is an awesome machine. I was a little discouraged when I read
people knocking this saw, but I think it does great job.

The top wheel does have a little flex in it when you grab it at 3 and 9
o'clock, but I don't see it effecting the blade at all. I first heard
about this grab at 3 and 9 o'clock from the Laguna video I ordered when I
was considering there saw. Mr. Laguna states in the DVD that you should
not buy a band saw if the upper wheel wiggles when grabbed at 3 and 9
o'clock. I am convinced now that this is nothing short of a marketing
gimmick.

I bought and installed a 1/4" Timberwolf blade from Woodcraft tonight and
so far it performs excellent.


Seems like an awful lot of machine for such a small blade..... :-)

I've got a 1" TW on mine with a slight vibration. I think this is more to
do with the blade than the saw since everything on the saw seems to be
running smoothly.

When you do put on a bigger blade let us know how it runs/performs.

Gary