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I had a tracking problem for the past few years, and nothing I did helped (the blade I was using during that time developed a lot of cracks and finally broke).? After replacing it, I recalled

Hi Joe There are a number of different ways the side guide rollers attach to the guide bracket. At least one of them is mounted on an eccentric spindle. Better quality saws have only one eccentric, on

Hi Mark You won't necessarily see or feel the failed bearing as the internal damage to the bearing is often not great, but you can do a test that makes it readily apparent. Take ~18" length of 1/2"x1"

Hi Mark You won't necessarily see or feel any 'play' because the inner bearing is generally OK and holding it steady but you can make it readily apparent with an 18" strip of aluminum angle or wood to

Hi Kerrin, That's worth checking.? Thanks for the suggestion. Mark

Hi Mark, A while back I had issues with my blade coming off. What I found, as I cut any thing with my saw, metal wood plastic, I looked at the blade wheels & they had swarf on them, so using a hi tech

There should be a circlip on the bottom of each bearing axle . And on mine (mfr unknown , it was given to me) you must pull at least one of those rollers to get the bearing out after removing the

I removed the blade on my saw so I could mess with the drive wheel to see if there is a lot of play in it.? I didn't observe much, if any.? But I'm not sure how little it takes to cause a tracking

Hello, I just bought a Duracraft HBS-346.? Trying to change the bearings.? Let me know what you need.? My saw appears to have all its parts.? I cannot figure out how to remove the 4 vertical

My HF saw is about 3 years old, and I've been meaning to check the oil since it was new.? Having to tilt the machine in order to keep from spilling the gear oil is the reason I kept putting it off,

??? ??? If it's not it sure should be . I don't know how but there should be some kind of warning that new members get when they join he group . Gotto wonder how many saws would still be cuttin

I thought it was standard practice (with these saws) to empty that out as soon as you get it and clean all the grit crap out of it and put in fresh lube. The stuff in mine had turned into a very thick

I have used my HF band saw very little in the two years that I have owned it and I recently need to saw some 1 1/2" square 16 gauge tubing. About halfway thru my second cut, the blade just stopped! I

??? ??? ON the HF site now of you look up a 4 x 6 you get one , then you pick to look at the manual & then there's 4 to pick from . Either the 3rd or 4th one is what my original saw was . Of the

Few comments on bearings - Deep groove bearings 10mm and above are covered by ISO standards with radial internal clearances designated, in order of increasing clearance, as C2, ‘Normal’

Right now McMaster-Carr has ABEC-3 6062-RS bearings for $13.11USD apiece.? ABEC-1 bearings are $6.28.? The maker(s) are not specified.? McMaster is one of the fastest shippers I have dealt with.?

??? ??? John I mentioned the Amazon bearings because when ever someone ask about bearings folks respond with a Fafner , NTN , Timkin & then the person needing the bearings go's online & see's

Hi Mark Mike has it right. I'd say that its 99.9% certain that the outer gearbox output bearing has failed. This is alway the first to go because the loads on it are highest due to the blade tension

??? ??? I would pull the blade & check each wheel for deflection both in & out & side to side . Have you ever checked the oil level in your gear box ? I checked mine he day I brought it home

The other day I was cutting some stock with my HF bandsaw when I noticed a new scraping sound coming from the area of the bottom (drive) wheel.? Further examination showed that the blade was riding