I just had a curious problem when I was resawing about a 5 inch wide board on my 14 inch old jet bandsaw. After a couple of inches the blade just snapped. After I removed it I looked at the top wheel and it would not move by hand, it was jammed against the top of the housing. I removed all tension from the blade and it would rotate but as soon as I put minimal tension on the spring, it would bind against the top. I removed the wheel and bent the top with pliers as much as I could and still shut the door and the same result. The bracket behind the wheel seems loose even after I tighten it back up but I dont know if this is normal or not. The screw in back which moves in and out to adjust the plane of the wheel just pushes against the bracket and doesnt engage any threads, but I dont know if this is what it is supposed to do either. Anybody got a clue as to what I need to do? I cant use the saw at all like this.


Woody Dixon