I adopted an orphan SCMI bandsaw last weekend. It is a SC600, vintage
1989, weighs 700# and fit under my garage door fram by less than 1/2 inch. It turns out to work well, though it needs a new 3 phase magnetic starter (anyone have one to sell?) and new tires and blades. It has nice guides, especially compared to my 14" POJ Walker-Turner.The 600 in the name I presume is the size; 600 mm translates to about 24 inches, though it measures out to 23", (I'll have to check that). One quote for tires concluded with "you'll have to grind them to a dome" which I have seen other places.
However, it is hard for me to imagine that the folks buying the 14" urethane tires are all grinding them to a dome... Don't these hi-tech beauties come pre-domed? I believe that I can get urethane tires to fit, especially if I'm wrong and the wheels are close to 24".
What's the consensus? Is grinding only for old-fashioned wheels? Will I be able to install the urethane tires myself without grinding? The place that recommended grinding offers a service to mount tires and grind them, but that would mean shipping my wheels, plus a price of $50 a piece.
Thanks!
Merle