Band saw blade slipping

There should be a key that fits in a slot in the shaft and in the lower wheel. It’s either there or in the drive pully. A set key might be loose or something simple like that.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I’ll try to take a look. As far as can tell so far, though, I think that the lower wheel is still turning, just not taking the blade with it.

Are the tires hardened on your wheels? If they get hard and slippery, that could cause your blade to slip.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

You might try cleaning off the tires with something like Simple Green. Also, is the blade tracking consistently and in the middle of the wheel?

-- Roger - Havertown, Pennsylvania

Thanks for the input. I tried to clean up the tire and that helped a bit. At least it will get me through my current project. This may be a good excuse to upgrade my bandsaw.

Or just an excuse to change the tires on your current band saw…

-- Ethan, http://www.merganserwoodworks.com, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/