Barry Londrigan
04-14-2007, 4:34 PM
I have a quick couple of questions for anyone who might be able to answer it.
When the tension is completely removed from the blade, should there be any "rocking" of the upper bandsaw wheel when you grip it like a steering wheel and rock it back and forth? I can move mine back and forth like a 1/16th or better. (The bottom wheel cannot be moved at all) In other words there is play in it. I am sure this tightens up when tension is apllied to the blade but just curious.
A while back I was cutting something on the saw and I had a very wide blade on it (I think it was the max at 1.5") Anyway, I also had the plastic guard on the saw. I finished the cut, hit the stop button and was letting the saw stop on its own when the blade grabbed the plastic guard and with a loud bang blew it to pieces. Other than the guard, the only other thing I noticed was the flat black triangular piece at the bottom of the guide post was bent from the force. It was slightly angled downward. The plastic guard (which is not on this picture) attaches to the front of this and when it happened, it bent it slightly. I had to remove it and hammer it straight. I have enclosed a picture of a saw (not mine) to show the piece I am talking about.
Other than a big scare and then a little humiliation for not noticing how close the guard was to this wide blade, I was lucky not to have been hurt. A small piece of plastic actually stick in my hand as it came apart! I had that deer in the headlights look for a while.
I am just checking my saw out which is cutting fine as far as I know.. (I have barely used it and really did not have a lot of experience with it and therefore don't have a lot of example of what to expect) I am going from memory (which gets fuzzier all the time!) but I thought I recalled when I first got this saw that there was no play in the wheel at all but I might be recalling improperly... so I thougth I would ask youze guyz!
Thanks
Barry
When the tension is completely removed from the blade, should there be any "rocking" of the upper bandsaw wheel when you grip it like a steering wheel and rock it back and forth? I can move mine back and forth like a 1/16th or better. (The bottom wheel cannot be moved at all) In other words there is play in it. I am sure this tightens up when tension is apllied to the blade but just curious.
A while back I was cutting something on the saw and I had a very wide blade on it (I think it was the max at 1.5") Anyway, I also had the plastic guard on the saw. I finished the cut, hit the stop button and was letting the saw stop on its own when the blade grabbed the plastic guard and with a loud bang blew it to pieces. Other than the guard, the only other thing I noticed was the flat black triangular piece at the bottom of the guide post was bent from the force. It was slightly angled downward. The plastic guard (which is not on this picture) attaches to the front of this and when it happened, it bent it slightly. I had to remove it and hammer it straight. I have enclosed a picture of a saw (not mine) to show the piece I am talking about.
Other than a big scare and then a little humiliation for not noticing how close the guard was to this wide blade, I was lucky not to have been hurt. A small piece of plastic actually stick in my hand as it came apart! I had that deer in the headlights look for a while.
I am just checking my saw out which is cutting fine as far as I know.. (I have barely used it and really did not have a lot of experience with it and therefore don't have a lot of example of what to expect) I am going from memory (which gets fuzzier all the time!) but I thought I recalled when I first got this saw that there was no play in the wheel at all but I might be recalling improperly... so I thougth I would ask youze guyz!
Thanks
Barry