Hello Everybody. Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving.
Just bought this Agazzani B-24 band saw. Long lusted for and finally acquired. Now begins the work of dialing it in. Despite a new 3/8" 3-4 tpi blade and Carter guides, when trying to cut even a fairly thin stock, I have blade drift to the right within a few inches of initiating the cut. So I know it's not the fence. Seems to happen only when cutting through any solid wood, regardless of maple or pine. When I was checking the fence, I used 3/8" plywood and had no problem cutting a straight line.
I have the side guides adjusted to sit just behind the gullet of the blade. And the guide behind the blade is about hair behind the back of the blade. The tension of the blade is good. So I'm a little stumped. Putting a new blade on there later today to see if it makes a difference. But wondering if anybody has experience and insights with this set up that they'd like to share.
Thank you all in advance.