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From: r-evans4

To: 4x6bandsaw@...

Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 8:28 AM

Subject: [4x6bandsaw] Blade tracking

The difference is that the woodworking bandsaw has rubber "tires" on the
wheels, while the 4x6 has bare cast iron. Even so, most people leave the blade
tension set high even with rubber tires on the wheels.
??? Sounds as if you changed the tilt of the wheels. The manual tells how to
adjust the tilt.
Rupert


Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:46:34 -0000
>?? From: "John"
>Subject: Blade tracking on HF bandsaw
>
>Hi All:
>HELP! HOW DO YOU GET THE BLADE ON THE WHEELS, HOW DO YOU ADJUST
>TRACKING AND HOW MUCH TENSION SHOULD BE SET ON THE BLADES.
>(sorry for the caps, but I need to shout and thought it would be
>better than cussing.)
>Did one one of my dummies again today. When I got the HF bandsaw I
>first tried to cut off a piece of mild steel, worked great out of the
>box (and assembly). Then did what I always do on my wood bandsaw, I
>loosend the tension on the blade. Came back this morning and wanted
>to cut a little piece of 1/2x1/2 key stock. Put it in the vice and
>forgot to tighten the blade tension again. Blade jumped wheels!
>Fought to the blade back on and it keeps jumping off again. Took off
>the blade guides and tracked it that way. Got it running true and put
>the tension off again to put on the blade guides. But jumped track
>again as soon as I started the cut.
>Now came in here, as getting too hot in the shop, blade is off the
>wheels again, key stock still in one piece, hands, arms all scrached
>up from fighting that particular allegator.? HELP!

Rupert N. Evans
101 W Windsor Rd. #4107, Urbana, IL 61802-6697;
217-337-7833
Author of Book-On-Demand Publishing
I love to print and bind books and make model stationary steam engines



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