Has anyone put urethane tires on a flat bandsaw wheel - a wheel without the channel to hold the tire in place?
Sulphur Grove Tool sell crowned urethane tires on the Big Auction site they say fit a Davis & Wells 20" bandsaw wheel (and other makes).
I emailed them to ask for some details and clarification but I haven't yet heard back.
Backstory (optional!) - the rubber tires I installed haven't worked out.
I've tried several ways to crown them, and none have been successful. The tires are coming separated from the wheel at this point.
I got new tires for the 14" bandsaw at the same time, and I had no issues crowning them. The rubber stayed glued to the wheel through the crowning process, and the sandpaper abraded the rubber smoothly.
In contrast the 20" tires seem not to want to adhere to the wheel, and the sandpaper and the rubber didn't like each other at all. The rubber seems overly stretchy, if that makes any sense, and the sandpaper doesn't wear it down effectively.
All advise welcome. Thanks, Mark