"bob kater" wrote in message
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Bought a 16 inch Rigid bandsaw (demo) and have tried to cut with it. I
have aligned the blade set the bearing and alignment block, set the
tension. leveled the table etc etc etc but it still will not cut a
straight line. I drew a straight line with a square and starting on the
line it will wander off almost a half inch to the right on a 4 inch board.
Is this the blade causing this??? blade looked good and it was on the saw
when I bought it 6 tpi by 3/8th wide. thanks for any help


In addition to the other fine suggestions you might consider buying one of
the bandsaw books available. I have the Duginske book and found more tips
on tuning than I would ever have thought of on my own. I believe I paid
about $18 for it. Now, you can also check to be sure that *both* pairs of
your guide blocks are appropriately set (off hand I'm thinking .005) as well
as the roller bearings. Also, replace the stock blade. If this blade has
had the set knocked off of the left side it will bite on the right and draw
the line of cut in that direction. BTW, if you go to
http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/index.php for owner's experiences with
tuning up this saw.