Hello all,
Am trying to get an older Sears bandsaw back in operation. The wheels were
quite out of plane; have now set them to be nicely parallel.
When rotate the wheels by hand, everything seems to be OK. When power it on,
the blade seems to stay pretty well centered on the wheels, but the tire on
the top wheel quickly walks toward the back of the wheel.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Kerry

"Kerry Montgomery" wrote in message
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Hello all,
Am trying to get an older Sears bandsaw back in operation. The wheels were
quite out of plane; have now set them to be nicely parallel.
When rotate the wheels by hand, everything seems to be OK. When power it
on, the blade seems to stay pretty well centered on the wheels, but the
tire on the top wheel quickly walks toward the back of the wheel.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Kerry



Did you balance the new tires? See this for good instructions:

http://vintagemachinery.org/files/pd...ndsawtires.pdf

"Lobby Dosser" wrote in message
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"Kerry Montgomery" wrote in message
m...
Hello all,
Am trying to get an older Sears bandsaw back in operation. The wheels
were quite out of plane; have now set them to be nicely parallel.
When rotate the wheels by hand, everything seems to be OK. When power it
on, the blade seems to stay pretty well centered on the wheels, but the
tire on the top wheel quickly walks toward the back of the wheel.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Kerry



Did you balance the new tires? See this for good instructions:

http://vintagemachinery.org/files/pd...ndsawtires.pdf
Lobby Dosser,
Not yet, but will follow the instructions in that link - looks good.
Thanks,
Kerry

Larry Kraus wrote:
"Kerry Montgomery" wrote:

Hello all,
Am trying to get an older Sears bandsaw back in operation. The
wheels were quite out of plane; have now set them to be nicely
parallel.
When rotate the wheels by hand, everything seems to be OK. When
power it on, the blade seems to stay pretty well centered on the
wheels, but the tire on the top wheel quickly walks toward the back
of the wheel.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Kerry


I'm sure gluing the old tire would keep it from moving, but I think
you would be better off replacing the old rubber tires with urethane.
My 12" Craftsman bandsaw had rubber tires that hardened and dried out
every 5-6 years, causing the blade to slip on even moderate cuts. The
urethane has not had that problem, and fits tightly enough to the
wheel that glue is not needed. I think mine were less than $30 pair
from Ebay. Read the descriptions carefully, some vendors charge that
much for each tire.

Larry,
Thanks, if the old tire, after gluing, still isn't satisfactory, I'll look
for a pair of new ones.
Thanks again,
Kerry