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Band saw tire errupted.

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I've had a 14" Jet bandsaw for years. I recently put a 1/2" Timberwolf blade on, and went through the complete alignment procedure and cleaned the tires. Everything has been great since then and the saw has been cutting better than ever.

I don't use the saw that much, so I releave the blade tension after I'm done using it. So, today I tensioned the belt and fired her up to makes some cuts for a project I'm doing for my youngest daughter.

Blang! Clang! Grind! Rub, rub, rub!

It threw and shredded the tire off the top wheel.

So I need a recommendation for where to get a good price on a replacement.

And I'm wondering what went wrong.

Should I have tensioned the blade while rotating? I've never done it that way b4.
 
#3 ·
trick i learned while replacing tires

use spring clamps to hold
any gained ground

or they will come lose there
as you work across from that area
 
#4 ·
I am assuming the tires are rubber. I am not familiar with how the wheels are designed on the saw, is there a recess the tires fit into? You can get good replacements from Bobby at http://www.woodworkerstoolworks.com/. They will then most likely need to be crowned unless the crown is built into the wheel itself. The rubber ones will also need to be cemented on. Another option is to urethane. I bout a set of urethane tires from Carter, heated them in a pot of hot water to make them more pliable and slid them on an old Delta 14". I have not had one problem with them.
 
#5 ·
The Jet saw has what I believe to be rubber tires…

They are .96" wide and .135" thick, and sit in a groove that has the countour of the crown in it. And I don't see any signs of glue underneath.

The rubber tires that came with the saw from the factory show no signs of dry rot and they served well for some 8+ years, so I'm inclined to order the Jet replacement wheel from ereplacementparts.com for $15.

If anyone out there has replaced the tires on a 14" Jet, I'd sure like to hear about your experiences.

Thanks
 
#7 ·
Go genuine parts, mine works minimum
two hours a day for over 15yr But I never
take the tension off especially in cold weather
Great Topic
Jamie
 
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