[TheForge] 4x6 saw adjustment

[Peter Hirst]

AHA!!!!  That's the pithy answer I was looking for.  I had counterintuited 
the set screw in the wrong direction.  Today I backed it out a little more 
and VOILA, no more walking away blade.  thanks, Jerry for the consice and 
precise answer.

Peter Hirst


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] 4x6 saw adjustment


> 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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> 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?
>
>
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