"PC Gameplayer" wrote...
I just got the Ridgid 14" bandsaw and set it up a couple weeks ago.
...
The cut "veers off" or "drifts".

Since you describe just the one issue with blade drift, which occurs to some
degree with most any bandsaw, I can only assume that you have scored a much
better unit than I.

I bought one this past weekend. Yesterday, I went back to HD to ask how
they would like it returned (they said just as it is... assembled... which
is cool with me).

In addition to the problem you describe, my saw exhibited the following:

1. The top wheel is not circular. The blade therefore wobbles left to right
about 1/4" for each revolution of the wheels. Needless to say, the machine
vibrates considerably, and it is impossible to achieve a clean cut. Since
it is the wheel's dimensions, and not simply a weight issue, balancing would
be fruitless.

2. When shutting down, the motor makes a noise not dissimilar to a rooster's
early morning crow. The whole machine also moves enough to make me
stand-back in fear of it flipping.

3. The casting of the table is ragged.

4. The lateral blade guides (steel block guides) are not all the same size.

5. Two of the thumb nuts are bent about 45 degrees.

6. Other quality issues that demonstrate why the machine is priced so
relatively low. But since I did pay such a low price, with my eyes open, I
can't really complain on this point alone.

It looks like YMMV.

/rick.