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   JohnWW | Dec 15, 2004 12:07am | #1

   Can you post the model number of the saw?

   John W.

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   jnelson322 | Dec 15, 2004 03:30am | #2

   John, my band saw is model #113.24290.  Thanks, Jerry

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   BArnold | Dec 15, 2004 12:08pm | #4

   Jerry,

   I input the part number you provided on the Sears Parts site and got a diagram and parts list for your saw.  The tire is shown as part # 41815; however, it also says the part cannot be ordered due to unavailability.  No details about the part (size, etc.) are given.

   Woodworker's Supply appears to have tires for 12" Sears bandsaws.  http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/fullpres.exe?PARTNUM=900-629&go=509&KEY=BRANDSAW+TIRES

   Good luck!Bill Arnold - Custom Woodcrafting

   Food for Thought: The Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

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   301 | Dec 15, 2004 09:07am | #3

   I don't know if this will help but some of the Emerson designs are exactly like some of the earlier Rigid tools.  A good example is the mono-tube lathe, the Rigid model looked just like the old, old Craftsman stuff.  I am thinking that if Rigid sold a band-saw of the same size the Rigid part just might fit...maybe. 

   I also think any 12,1/2" (maybe as low as 11"?) tire from any model will fit.  I haven't messed with a lot of these but I think tire design is pretty universal...am I right?

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   JohnWW | Dec 15, 2004 07:06pm | #5

   Jerry,

   Your machine may be a bit older, it was probably built in the mid 1950's.  Models with the 113 prefix were built by Emerson Mfg., which started producing the same tools under the Ridgid name when they had a falling out with Sears in 1988. 

   Looking at a parts sheet for the machine, it would appear that the tires were fairly close to the diameter of the wheels.  I can't be positive that the tires and wheels were drawn to the same scale, but the proportions of all of the other parts in the diagram look correct.  The part number as already noted by someone else is 41815.

   It would appear from the parts sheet that the wheels are grooved and that the tires are held in place simply by the tension created by stretching the tires over the wheel rims, so the tires should be at least a bit smaller than the rims, but a 9 inch diameter tire for a 12 1/2 inch wheel doesn't sound right to me.

   I have a new set of tires for a 14 inch wheel and they are a bit over 12 1/2 inches in diameter unstretched, which would be 90% of the wheel diameter.  The tires you have are only 72% of your wheel diameter, so they are definitely on the small side.

   So it may be that you have been given the wrong tires but they could possibly be intentionally that tight.  One thing you can try is to soak the tires in hot water to soften them up and possibly recruit a helper to assist you in stretching them over the wheel rims.  The instruction manual for your machine is very basic and doesn't give any information about changing the tires.

   Hope this helps, John W.

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   forestgirl | Dec 15, 2004 09:48pm | #6

   I'll suggest that you call Iturra Design and see if they can provide tires.  Their catalog seems to only feature adhesive tires, but there's probably a good chance they can either provide tires, or refer you to someone who can.

   1-888-722-7078 (Louis Iturra, owner)

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