So I got a used Jet JWBS-14OS that I've intermittently used in the year I've had it: getting ready to do some 2-5" resawing. It's has the 6" riser block currently, and a horrible wheel alignment problem (the blade barely rides on the bottom wheel despite a new tensioner and wheel rubber). I posted several months ago about that issue, and it seems the only solution is to shim the lower wheel using shaft shims. I've been looking at the shim solution, but I'm also frustrated with the 5 TPI 1/2 blade it came with.
- With the 6" riser, I measure (many times), 105" length on the blades for this machine. That doesn't sound right. For some reason, in my brain, this model saw with the riser is 110". I don't know how that got planted in my mind.....how I measured is I cut the 3/4" blade that came with (which will never get used, this saw cannot push a 3/4 blade!) and laid it out on my workbench.
- Without the riser, https://www.woodmagazine.com/review/...4os-14-bandsaw calls for 93 1/2. That sound right?
There is no possible scenario, ever, in my future, where I will be resawing anything more than 6" thick. Thinking of getting rid of that riser and getting stock length blades from TW and see where that gets me on this lower wheel issue. But just for giggles, I might get a 1/2" 3 TPI blade for the riser length from TW and see what it does.
WHere am I going with this: I have two needs for resawing: I got a pile of exotic hardwoods that I need to soon do something with (taking up space, no, I won't send it to you!) that only make sense if I resaw, and my firewood guy brings me the most interesting spalted maple sometimes, or beautifully figured oak, which I S4S. I actually have a pretty large collection of this stuff, enough to do a few nightstands or something, but only if I can resaw it. I'm not to comfortable resawing 14-20" long pieces on the table saw, a bit out of my safety comfort zone.