Jon Agnew
12-14-2010, 4:56 PM
Hey, creekers.
I bought a Rikon 10" bandsaw (model 10-305) a couple of months ago to go in my VERY small shop. This is my first bandsaw. When I got it, I took a few hours to make sure everything was set up properly and, as a result, the saw cut like a champ. Today, I changed my 1/4" blade to a 1/8" for some tight curves I need to cut, and now I am having serious difficulties in trying to get the blade on properly. Basically, no matter what I do, I cannot get the tracking set right. If its fine on the bottom wheel, it crawls off the top wheel. If I get it set on the top wheel, it crawls off the bottom. Because of the design of this bandsaw, its impossible for me to check coplanar with a straight edge. I've done some searching and have read that this problem can be caused by worn tires...but considering I've bought this saw new less than 3 months ago, that seems like some seriously premature wear.
Does anyone have any experience with this particular bandsaw or any general tips or tricks I could try? I'm so frustrated with this thing right now, that I'm tempted to buy a bigger bandsaw just to cut up my little one. :mad:
I bought a Rikon 10" bandsaw (model 10-305) a couple of months ago to go in my VERY small shop. This is my first bandsaw. When I got it, I took a few hours to make sure everything was set up properly and, as a result, the saw cut like a champ. Today, I changed my 1/4" blade to a 1/8" for some tight curves I need to cut, and now I am having serious difficulties in trying to get the blade on properly. Basically, no matter what I do, I cannot get the tracking set right. If its fine on the bottom wheel, it crawls off the top wheel. If I get it set on the top wheel, it crawls off the bottom. Because of the design of this bandsaw, its impossible for me to check coplanar with a straight edge. I've done some searching and have read that this problem can be caused by worn tires...but considering I've bought this saw new less than 3 months ago, that seems like some seriously premature wear.
Does anyone have any experience with this particular bandsaw or any general tips or tricks I could try? I'm so frustrated with this thing right now, that I'm tempted to buy a bigger bandsaw just to cut up my little one. :mad: