Hi all,

have been having some issues with resawing some Olive, using a 1” resaw blade from Laguna.?

I have is new from factory last year and fitted with ceramic blades, but I am still getting some drift, obliviously increases with blade wear but wanted to check if I have optimal set up.

any reference guides, material, links greatly appreciated.

many thanks

colum

It would be fun to see someone try align their wheels the easy way,
should it be possible to do so without removing the table, and using a length of clear plexiglass laid down and clamped.
With a cheap laser pen mounted in a block, what's bored for a shaft extender of sorts, to enable the block to sit tight to the inner race
so one could project a reading from the shafts, rather than the wheels,
as if one intends to take a reading from the wheels, with some sort of beam, it might not be as accurate as they think,
unless they put a pen on the end of it,? and stick some masking tape down, which would likely show up wild errors,
should they check every part of the wheel with the beam.

It's likely possible one could be able clamp up a good steel rule accurately from four points under and over the table
to get the datum from the upper wheel in regards to whether it's facing east or west,
and align the bottom wheel thereafter.
The bottom wheel should be co-planar to the chassis before e/w jacking adjustments (provided it's fairy straight)


Beware just because the wheels are aligned, don't assume the motor will be,
proceed with extreme caution regarding belt tightness, as a tight belt and misalignment might indeed ruin the motor
bearings in an instant.
At this point, then you've likely got a choice to make..
as I doubt you could be able to skew the motor to suit the upper wheel datum on that machine,
unlike specific era and certain model Centauro's, Meber's, CML/Sagitario's, and Multico's with foot mounted motors to allow for such adjustments.

You could however bolt an adjustable plate what would likely need be fitted to the inside of the machine, requiring a big enough hole was made for the motor to pass through the chassis

Likely not what most want to hear, even for those with such an adjustable machine.
I've posted a link to using the scribing beam on the n4400 vs s45n bandsaw thread from the other day.
Alternatively for other postings I could mention are on some Centauro threads from the past year, mainly on the Creek.

All the best
Tom

Here's four honest designs of bandsaws, which are fully adjustable
Multico B600, and the Centauro CO 600, produced sometime during the 80's to 1996
?
Sagittario SC 800?
Meber SR600, seems they may have changed to the non adjustable flange mount motors sooner than Centauro did.
?

And for those who don't have a machine with an adjustable foot mounted motor,
it's not the end of the world.

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Hi Colum,?

I have a FB-710, hopefully I can help. I'm running a 1-1/4" Laguna Resaw King. I originally had the blade centered on the wheel and was experiencing some drift. I read the owner's manual (gasp!!) and saw that Felder recommends that for wider blades that you have the teeth hanging off the front of the front of the wheel. I adjusted tracking on the top wheel, got the teeth hanging off the front of the wheel, which solved my drift issue.?

On a side note, I was experiencing some squealing on start-up and vibrations during running when I first received the machine. It turned out that the drive pulley on the motor shaft was slightly out of alignment with the lover wheel pulley. All it took was loosening two grub screws, shifted the pulley 2mm forward on the motor shaft, and it fixed the issue.?
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Tom Gensmer
Heritage Home Renewals, LLC
Minneapolis, MN

I have an SCM S540P with a 1” Laguna Resaw King, and it tracks beautifully. The SCM wheels are flat, not crowned, and the teeth at upper wheel hang over the edge of the wheel.

My saw also squeals on start-up and vibrates while getting up to speed, so I’ll follow Tom’s advice and check the motor pulley alignment.
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John Hinman
Boise ID
K700S and A941

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Hi Tom,?

Hi Mac,?

The FB-710 utilizes a single sheave/pulled, which drives a poly-V belt roughly an inch wide. Happy to get some measurements or part numbers later if you're interested, working on-site this week so away from the Shop.?


John, I can't speak to your S540P but adjusting the pulley on my FB-710 was a ~10 minute operation. I measured the relative distances from the motor pulley and wheel pulley to the rear of the cabinet, released the pressure on the belt, loosened two grub screws securing the pulley to the motor shaft, slid it a couple mm (can't remember if it was forward or back), confirmed both pulleys were the same distance from the cabinet, secured the grubs screws, applied tension to the belt, and haven't had any squealing or vibration issues since.?
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Tom Gensmer
Heritage Home Renewals, LLC
Minneapolis, MN