Steven Bruening
01-07-2015, 10:49 AM
First of all, I'd like to say hello. This is my first post on these forums and I'm in the process of learning a new hobby at the same time. These forums have already been extremely helpful in the past and I look forward to hopefully contributing to these forums in the future.
Now, onto my problem. I'm currently borrowing an old 10" Craftsman Band Saw from a family member that hasn't been used for many years that I'm trying to put to good use.
Model # - 113.244401
I went though all of the tune-up processes that I could think of, including...
Opening it up and cleaning it out
Taking off the blade, re-aligned it so that it stayed on the curve when manually turning it
Fixing the guides, etc.
I started it up and it worked fine for a little while, started to hear a noise, turned it off, and then it wouldn't start back up. Opened up the unit, from visual inspection, looked like the blade was pushing the top tire off its rim to the point where is rubbing against the motor mount. Took off the blade, re-positioned the tire, started it up, and it ran fine without the blade. Put the blade back on, started it, worked fine and started to hear the noise again. Same thing had occurred. Is this just a situation where I need to replace the tires or is there something more here?
Thanks for the responses.
Steve
Now, onto my problem. I'm currently borrowing an old 10" Craftsman Band Saw from a family member that hasn't been used for many years that I'm trying to put to good use.
Model # - 113.244401
I went though all of the tune-up processes that I could think of, including...
Opening it up and cleaning it out
Taking off the blade, re-aligned it so that it stayed on the curve when manually turning it
Fixing the guides, etc.
I started it up and it worked fine for a little while, started to hear a noise, turned it off, and then it wouldn't start back up. Opened up the unit, from visual inspection, looked like the blade was pushing the top tire off its rim to the point where is rubbing against the motor mount. Took off the blade, re-positioned the tire, started it up, and it ran fine without the blade. Put the blade back on, started it, worked fine and started to hear the noise again. Same thing had occurred. Is this just a situation where I need to replace the tires or is there something more here?
Thanks for the responses.
Steve