Bandsaw question

[Denis Monti]

Hello all. I have a question about my bandsaw.
When it is cutting the blade veers off to the right. I find I have to feed the stock at an angle to get a straight cut. I'm sure I've read the reason somewhere but can't find it.
I'd appreciate any comment on the subject.
Thanks. Denis

[Joe Chritz]

Blade drift. Generally speaking all saws have it to some extent.

If you are resawing and are getting an unacceptable amount you need to do a tune up of the saw. Guides, tracking and tension to start. Drift will change as the blade wears also.

A tuned saw should only have a few degrees drift and you compensate for it with a scribed line and a finger fence (single point) fed by hand or a fence adjusted for the drift.

Joe

[jason lambert]

You can read how to tune the saw but the jist of it is draw a stright line on a piece of wood. cut 1/2 way through it till it is going stright without a fence then adjust your fence to the angle the wood is now at.

[Ray Schafer]

I found that I could not correct it until I got new tires -- urethane tires.

[Denis Monti]

Thank you all for your useful advice.

Denis