I had an interesting issue this morning. I had to replace my grizzly 17″ bandsaw tires after 5+ years of use. I spoke with carter, but they do not make tires that fit my saw, so I just ordered replacements from griz. They arrived and I put them on and when I placed my 1″ resaw blade back on and refired the girl, there was a noticable clicking. I peered through the upper window and noticed the blade cavatating (pardon the sp) from front to back of the fly wheel and back. No matter what I did I could not get it to stop. I finally used my bearings and guides to get it to almost quit but it was noticable and I knew down deep this was not right. I figured maybee there was an adjustment issue. I checked for co-planer of the wheels that wasok, I checked for play in the wheels themselvers and that was ok. I finally started cussing the tires thinking there’s some defect in the tires. After an hour and a half, I finally thought I’ll change blades just for kicks. I did not have another 1″ resaw blade, so I went with a 3/4″ blade and low and behold fired it up and it purred like a kitten. I’m wondering when I removed the 1″ blade from my steel frame saw if I somehow bent it or something because it was running ok on the old tires. Just curios if anybody else has had a similar experience seeing a blade moving like tat (front to back repeatedly) and a blade change fixed the issue.
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Bones,
I've seen bandsaw blades behave like this when the weld starts to fail.... Probably coincidence that it happened as you were changing the tires -- if it was an old blade, maybe when you removed and coiled it that was enough stress to just put it over the edge.
Cheers,
-- M
thought of the guides
The guides both upper and lower were completeley out of the way. I wanted to make sure it was just the wheels tires and blades.
I've seen a new blade do that before. If it is just one particular blade, it is probably welded crooked - in other words, the back is not in a straight line. You should send it back.
JW
Weird
Yes, I've had some strange things happen after changing blades. Never could sort out the reason for the problems. At this point I have to go with the Bermuda Triangle - or PERHAPS Global Warming! An incremental change in global temperature while you were changing the tire?
Frosty
This one was the blade
This one definately turned out to be the blade. It has served me well. The only think i can think of is when the tire gave out and it jumped the wheel it put a kink in it some how. The smaller 3/4 blade ran fine and I just put a new laguna 1" resaw king blade on it and she's purring like a kitten. The cut is unreal. The old blade went into the garbage.
I agree on the 1" Resaw King.
I cut laminations and it would be a waste of time to joint them after they come off the saw. After glue-up no glue-line is visible.
Frosty
sharpening the resaw king
This is my first resaw king blade. I noticed that laguna offers a resharpening service for 45 bucks. They indicated you can resharpen them 2-3 times. What have you found to be the case (if you have resharpened them)
Resharpen Resaw King
Bones,
I just sent - and received - my first resharpened Resaw King.
Yes it cost $45 and was back in about a week. I didn't count the days. It works like a dreaam. I cut some lams at just under 1/8" and they looked as good as if they had come off the jointer.
Frosty
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