HELP BANDSAW ISSUE

I’m really no expert, you can take that to the bank, but I would say your wheels need adjusted. Would be interesting to see how much space there is between the top of the top wheel and the bottom of the top of the cabinet and compare that to the space there is between the top of the bottom wheel and the top of the bottom cabinet. I would bet there’s a big difference between the two measurements.

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Sounds like a tracking & or tension problem. If the blade was tracking well & the tension was OK then this should no happen but it will usually occur on the top wheel. Check the bottom wheel for stability, it might have a wobble, the bearing could be done in.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

It may be an adjustment issue with the lower wheel. It could
be sloppy manufacturing of the cabinet.

I would take the door off and pound a crown into the door itself to give
wheel more clearance.

Your tire may need a little correction too, maybe not.

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well to be honest as I said I am really new to this so I might have botched the tensioning ….. this is a brand new …. 1 week old powermatic saw and with the stock blade it seemed to be fine… I am sure I screwed up the setup of this blade somehow…... or maybe I didn’t fully close the bottom door and jamed it uner the stop…. I really don’t know…. am going out to check the wheel now …. ok I went out and checkedthe wheels and they are solid can’t wobble them the whole saw moved not the wheels tho…. I think it was user error pure and simple… the bottom door must have been closed improperly…...pics in a few

-- Hrolfr

pics

bottom wheel door open

bottom door closed correctly

bottom door closed wrong

latch

finally the upper whelel for betsy

-- Hrolfr

I tend to agree with Grumpy and suspect that it is a tensioning problem. When I set up my saw I found Marc Spagnolo's bandsaw tuneup video very helpful. It is episode 13. I have the same saw and I installed it in December and haven’t had any problems with it.

But what a bummer. With all the problems that you have had getting the saw in the first place and then have something like this happen. That is a real letdown.

Keep us posted on your progress.

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The ribber tire might have come off the wheel. If it was not installed correctly it might have moved off to the front.

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What kind of guide blocks/bearings? Maybe they were too tight and heated the blade?

lew…. coolblocks on the upper guides and bearings on the lower guides the blad was not touching the guides…. I really think it was a combo of the tention not being right and me not closing the door properly…..

Scott: yeah I had a few moments of what the hell did I get myself into… maybe this isn’t for me… but then now I have calmed down a bit and I just have to be more carefull and that I have a learning curve, it was something I did wrong and now I have to learn from the mistake and figure out what I did….. I have watched the video on bandsaw setup on the wood whisperer good stuff I enjoy his webcast stuff much more then either Norm or David Marks but then he is also closer to my age then those guys….

owell I will head to woodcraft tomorrow and pick up a new tire and talk to thier bandsaw guy(sometimes I am a visual learner) and see if he can show me what I did wrong.

-- Hrolfr

Good luck Hrolfr, nothing worse than a new machine giving trouble.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Thanks grumpy… and thanks to all that answered

-- Hrolfr