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Default New Band Saw Questions


"RM MS" wrote in message
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No, you do not need to call anybody. That is precisely why there are so
many adjustments on the saw. Remember that the blade runs on the tires
(not the wheels themselves) and they may be very slightly cone-shaped
one way or another, just like the tires on a car. Let the tires wear in
for a while and keep it i tune and it should be fine.


Umm, the tires are supposed to be oval and higher in the middle. This high
spot is what helps to keep the blade on the wheel. The thinner blades
naturally track towards the high spot. Saws that predominately use wider
blades tend to work better with tires with less of a high spot but for
thinner blades the high spot is what you want. A tire that is "cone-shaped"
one way or another??? If there is a low spot, cone shaped in another
way,,,,,,, the tire is probably shot.