[TheForge] 4x6 saw adjustment

[Jerry Frost]

It's a little counter intuitive but a wheel, belt or 
band will turn uphill, not downhill. Tilting the wheel 
will cause the band to go the OTHER direction. Roll a 
wheel straight across a slope to see what I mean, it'll 
turn uphill every time unless it's really steep, even 
then it'll try to go up first.

Don't overtighten it though, it can cause excessive 
wear and tracking problems. Sprung sound is good, tink 
is too tight.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.



From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>



Picked up a Chicago Power Tool 4x6 horizontal/vertical 
bandsaw really cheap, but of course without 
instructions. Replaced a couple of missing things, 
adjusted carriage alignment, got everything going 
except keeping the blade on the wheels. I understand 
that gravity and the torque on the blade are working to 
tend to pop the thing off, but there must be some 
opposite force keeping it on. All I could find is a set 
screw adjustment on the non-driving wheel, but when I 
set that the way it would seem to work (angling the far 
edge of the wheel slightly upwards, it made matters 
worse:the blade still wants to walk off the wheel. By 
sheer guess and by golly, I got it where it stayed put 
for a couple of cuts, but I have no idea how or why. 
What keeps the blade up on the wheels, and how do I 
adjust to keep it there?