Bandsaw Troubleshooting Help!

First things first make sure that the wheels are in line and vertical. I know this sounds silly but just a little out of vertical and it will cause all kinds of trouble. Next I would make sure the blade is in the center of both wheels. After that point you need to check to make sure you have proper tension in your blade. Good Luck.

Are the tires (if any are required) on the wheels in good shape? How old is the blade?

-- Glen Making sawdust in Alamo, CA

KLorts – The Tensioner wheel and the idler wheel can be lined up almost perfectly, the blade runs in the same spot on both wheels, however, the drive wheel – the blade runs at the “front” of the wheel. It looks like it work better if the blade ran further back. I switched the “tire” on the drive pulley thinking that maybe it was worn on one side, that did not do any good.
Glen Simpson – The tires seem to be in good shape, nothing worn too bad. I have no earthly idea how old the blade is. Do You think that it is worth the money to buy a new blade, or should I try to sell the saw and save for a better one?

-- RJ

For sure I would get a new blade! No telling how old the one you have is and it is probably dull, and dull blades don’t cut straight or it could be the blade is “bent or stretched out of alignment” and that could cause the blade to come off the wheel.

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL

-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL