Andre Cormier
01-15-2011, 5:23 PM
Gooday,
The saw LT18-3000
I've noticed that my blades have a twisting action at a certain point along it's path around the wheels. The front tooth section moves left to right and the back follows in the opposite direction. haven't had time to trouble shoot yet. I have only tested with 2 blades so far with similar results I suspect the tires but not sure.
- Is this normal for blades to have a natural twist in them? Or is it more likely to be uneven tires?
When I set the guides properly the twisting is minimized but I'm sure it would probably work better without the twist.
Speaking of Tire, i don't think mine were mounted as well as they could have been. I was thinking of making a jig and try to re-crown them to make them nice and even. I noticed some people speak highly of urethane tires but this is usually associated with smaller saws.
- Is there a reason not to put Urethane tires on a 18" wheel (seems easier than a re-crown)
- When you replace the rubber on a wheel, does it need a little touch up with re-crown jig to make it nice and even?
I have also came upon a post where someone balanced their bandsaw wheels with little sticky led weights. I am going to give this a try to stop some of my vibrations. the author suggested doing this after a tire re-crown to have the smoothest saw possible.
- Do you balance your wheels using this method?
Thanks
The saw LT18-3000
I've noticed that my blades have a twisting action at a certain point along it's path around the wheels. The front tooth section moves left to right and the back follows in the opposite direction. haven't had time to trouble shoot yet. I have only tested with 2 blades so far with similar results I suspect the tires but not sure.
- Is this normal for blades to have a natural twist in them? Or is it more likely to be uneven tires?
When I set the guides properly the twisting is minimized but I'm sure it would probably work better without the twist.
Speaking of Tire, i don't think mine were mounted as well as they could have been. I was thinking of making a jig and try to re-crown them to make them nice and even. I noticed some people speak highly of urethane tires but this is usually associated with smaller saws.
- Is there a reason not to put Urethane tires on a 18" wheel (seems easier than a re-crown)
- When you replace the rubber on a wheel, does it need a little touch up with re-crown jig to make it nice and even?
I have also came upon a post where someone balanced their bandsaw wheels with little sticky led weights. I am going to give this a try to stop some of my vibrations. the author suggested doing this after a tire re-crown to have the smoothest saw possible.
- Do you balance your wheels using this method?
Thanks