These are newbie type questions I hope to get some help with. My brother and I recently bought a Rigid Bandsaw. After assembly, it seemed to vibrate rather badly so we worked on it some. We took small amounts of medal from the wheels (with a drill) and now the wheels rotate much much more evenly. Vibration has been reduced alot but there is still a little. We don't know how much is too much but are considering the following actions; replacing the belt with a better one (suggestions are welcome) and maybe working on the motor mount. It is rubber mounted and we are not sure there is much to be done with it. We have the saw on wheels but retracted; would adding weight to the stand help? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Also, we are planning on doing a little resawing with this bandsaw. So far attempts have been frustrated by the wood being pulled away from the fence resulting in a banana shape cut. What are we doing wrong? The fence is a substantial aluminum square tube (2x4) clamped with C-clamps to the table. We have been practicing using the stock blade that came with the saw however we do have a 3/4 in blade bought specifically for the purpose of resawing. Blade tension was set a little higher than specs called for. Any help on this?
Thanks in advance. Steve