12" Sears Electronic Band Saw

sounds like a slipping belt.Can’t you watch the belt and the wheel as it turns sometimes you can’t try tightening the belt or get anew one.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Your response was fine, Scot, and very much appreciated.

There is no way for one person to watch the belt and the wheel at the same time. I too was thinking the belt is slipping. I wonder if I can get some of that automotive belt dressing to see if that helps. Without the manual, I don’t know how to go about tightening the belt. The whole thing is in a cabinet and the access door does not let you see the “guts” of the machine.

Thanks for the response.

-- Wood is a gift from God/Nature that maintains its beauty forever via the hand of a woodworker.

It could also be the tires on your bansaw wheels nead replacing.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

The set screws on the drive pulley, or the driven pulley could have loosened.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I figure if it was the tires, the wheel would be turning and the tires slipping but that is not the case.

I’m going with Dick’s suggestion but without the manual I am a little bit of trouble. You can hardly see under the cabinet and I don’t want to start tearing the whole thing down. I figrue there must be some sort of accessable area to make the adjustment but I don’t know where.

-- Wood is a gift from God/Nature that maintains its beauty forever via the hand of a woodworker.

Check on sears.com for the manual. The have a section for parts and service and usually have manuals for the more recent equipment.

If it is older try www.OWWM.com They have a lot of manuals also.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

I wouldn’t use belt dressing. Based on my experience with cars all it does is make a mess. If the belt is not loose it is probably glazed and needs to be replaced.

-- Joe

Ah ha! Joe, you might have hit it. I will have to get a hold of a manual and see how to change the belt. It’s worth a try.

Scrappy, thanks. I’ll give that web site a try. Sears definitely doesn’t have it…...at least I have not found it.

-- Wood is a gift from God/Nature that maintains its beauty forever via the hand of a woodworker.

May be able to find some info on the saw on Searspartsdirect.com Enter the model number of the saw, it will show breakdowns of the parts and possibly the manual

-- I can fix ANYTHING!.... Wheres the duct tape?

Scrappy, That web site is murder to get registered on….but I’m trying.

drfixit…..that is one of my problems. I can’t read the Model Number.

-- Wood is a gift from God/Nature that maintains its beauty forever via the hand of a woodworker.

I bet on the pulley. They usually have a set screw that secures them on the motor shaft. If the set screw is loose the pulley will spin; it may even be missing. Try that first. Most need an allen wrench to tighten. Then replace the belt if that is not the problem.

Definitely don’t waste money on belt dressing.

-- Les B, Oregon

Thanks, Less. I’ll see if I can gain axccess to it without getting into too much trouble.

-- Wood is a gift from God/Nature that maintains its beauty forever via the hand of a woodworker.

I had the same problem on a Craftsman 12” bandsaw. The motor ran but the blade stopped turning when I pushed a piece of wood into it. When I found the problem I was surprised. The “key” had fallen out of the shaft that turns the pulley. Some may have set screws, but mine just had a rectangular key. Here’s where I found the part:
http://www.searspartsdirect.com./partsdirect/index.action.

-- Autumn

Here’s the link to the manual for the 12” Craftsman electronic bandsaw, Model # 113.247410 (the only one they manufactured with “electronic” in the name). The part you are looking for, possibly, is part #45: 3/16” x 15/16” key. Those little buggers fall out whenever you move the saw around.

http://www.hammerwall.com/Download_Manual/44271/

-- Autumn

Autumm, you are a Peach!!!! Yes, mine is a Craftsman.

I’ll get to work on your info asap. The way you describe the problem is exactly what I am experienceing.

Thanks a bunch.

-- Wood is a gift from God/Nature that maintains its beauty forever via the hand of a woodworker.

Lumberjocks…..it don’t get much better!

-- Don, Pittsburgh

You got that right, Don. Even though we are not all “jocks”

That link that Autumm gave me took me right to the manual and it is now downloaded and in my hands. Time to go to work.

Thanks to all for your respnses. I will soon close out this topic.

-- Wood is a gift from God/Nature that maintains its beauty forever via the hand of a woodworker.

When you get it apart, see if there’s enough room on the pulley hub, so it can be drilled & tapped for a set screw.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

As I look at the diagram (rather blurry on the sears site) there is a set screw that holds the key in place. Both of those parts can be found at most hardward stores.

-- Les B, Oregon

Thanks to Autumn, I have printed out the complete manual. I think I will be ok from here…....I Hope!

-- Wood is a gift from God/Nature that maintains its beauty forever via the hand of a woodworker.