I bought a Ridgid 14″ bandsaw not long ago. I haven’t cut much on it but recently it started rolling the rubber tires off the upper and lower wheels. I’ve had trouble with other bandsaws trying to keep the blades running true but never had trouble keeping the tires on the wheels. Any thoughts on how to keep them on the wheels.
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Same saw here. I recently had to replace mine. They stretch, dry out and won't stay put after awhile.
Highland woodworking has the new urethane ( they are orange) and they are pretty good replacements.
Take a bar clamp that is reversable and STRETCH the new ones for a few mins. otherwise they are almost imposssible to get on.
Also, de tensioning the blade between uses ( if a long time, like a week or so) will help keep the tires in better shape.
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I bought a Delta 14" saw ... golly, about 20 years ago now. The tires did the same thing the first time I used it, went back and talked with the store (a tool and wood retailer). he immediately said "oh you got one of the saws with the defective belts" and gave me a new set. they have worked great ever since. HD probably will plead ignorance, but you might call Ridgid tech support and talk with them, give them the serial number so they can see if there have been other complaints from the same batch.
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Edited 10/10/2008 9:25 pm ET by FastEddie
the ridgid, harbor freight,and others are copies of delta. sear has a copy of it too. so if you ever have to buy parts, most of the sear parts are identical.