Help setting up Bandsaw Ryobi

If you have the guides set close to your work you will not have the flex I assume you are talking about. Do you have the manual? Most is covered within. PM me for BS903 which I’d be glad to send you for the set up.

For me I set the slot, or the blocks flanking the blade, no more than 1/16” clear on each side and behind the teeth of the blade. The wheel behind the blade I usually leave just a hair of space, about 1/32”. Tension the blade before doing the above adjustments, then hand crank it a few times to make sure the blade isn’t hitting anything. Lower the guide post/bearings as close to the work surface as possible to reduce blade flex. And use a wider blade if possible so you can tension some more and reduce flexing

I had a small bandsaw before which came with a 3/16” blade, and no matter how well I set it up the blade still flex. Maybe your Ryobi is better but I suspect mine cannot tension the blade enough, probably a cheap spring inside.

-- Ed

Thanks for the reply
So that wheel is supposed to be behind the blade not next to it or off to the side ??

Hey Mike, take a look at page 21 of your manual and you’ll see the guide arrangement for the wheels. The wheels should be set with a paper thickness away from all wheels.