Hey all!
I'm brand-new to this forum.... I just got a 14" bandsaw (the Craftsman/Jet/Delta/Ridgid model built in Taiwan) for my birthday and am having trouble with the blade tracking on the BOTTOM wheel...
I set it up with the blade-guides and rollers all out of the way and the blade tracking true in the center of the top wheel, but it wants to run on the outside of the lower wheel. 1/2" and bigger blades seem to be OK, but my little scrolling blade runs right on the very edge of the rubber and looks like it's ready to jump off.
Conversely, if I adjust the tracking so the blade runs on the extreme inside edge of the top wheel, it runs pretty much dead-center of the bottom wheel.
Everything else is A-OK, and the saw seems to run like a champ.
The only thing I can think of is that I may need to put a shim behind the lower wheel to move it out 1/4' - 1/2" or so... There seems to be lots of room on the shaft to do it.
Has anyone ever had/heard of a similar problem?
Thanks,
Cheers!
Gary