Jay Knobbe
04-12-2023, 7:11 PM
Good Evening,
I was gifted a Craftsman 9" band saw. Model 147.214130 (no laughing allowed) I cleaned it up put a new blade on it and went through all the adjustments available.
It worked like a charm and allowed me to do some cuts I would not have otherwise been able to accomplish. I was pretty happy until a tire snapped.
I ordered a replacement through Amazon. .500 width x .095 thick. The brand is IMPRESA.
The new tire is too wide for the groove. the groove in the aluminum wheel is only .475 wide and the new tire is .510 wide. A .035 difference.
As a point of reference the old tire is .470 wide.
Soaking the tire in extremely hot water was no help.
Sears own website says this part is no longer available.
Any thoughts on what I might do to resolve this and get the tires installed?
TIA
I was gifted a Craftsman 9" band saw. Model 147.214130 (no laughing allowed) I cleaned it up put a new blade on it and went through all the adjustments available.
It worked like a charm and allowed me to do some cuts I would not have otherwise been able to accomplish. I was pretty happy until a tire snapped.
I ordered a replacement through Amazon. .500 width x .095 thick. The brand is IMPRESA.
The new tire is too wide for the groove. the groove in the aluminum wheel is only .475 wide and the new tire is .510 wide. A .035 difference.
As a point of reference the old tire is .470 wide.
Soaking the tire in extremely hot water was no help.
Sears own website says this part is no longer available.
Any thoughts on what I might do to resolve this and get the tires installed?
TIA