3/4" blade on 14" Powermatic Bandsaw

yeah, but, he's already moved the problem part (lower guide)

dave

alexy wrote:

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You MIGHT have a problem with the vertical blade guard if you move the wheels too far. I'd leave the wheels alone if it were me...

Dave

Brian Mahaney wrote:

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Uh, Dave, if both are moved the same distance, wouldn't the tracking remain the same?

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I guess it sounded worse than it was. I suppose if it was way out of line and binding against the thrust bearing, the blade would have walked off the wheels in a few revolutions.

Glad to hear you're not the impatient type. I'm still thinking there should be a solution to your problem. Another thing to look at is where the blade is riding on the wheels. Duginske devotes a lot of time to this, and you can manipulate it. One thing I do is check that the wheels are coplanar when I change blades. I just use a 48" tool guide/ruler/straight edge and adjust the tilt accordingly with the blade tensioned (of course). But if you need extra room for your 3/4" blade, you may be able to use the tilt to force the blade toward the outside of the wheels. As far as price justification, I didn't see the price justification of the Taiwanese Deltas and Jets over my HF either at first, but I do now. These all seem to come from the same factory and many parts are interchangeable. Riser blocks are the most common example. But there are other differences like the how many spokes are on the wheels, what they are made of, tire quality, hinges on the wheel covers just to name a few. Your Powermatic is nicely hotrodded out of the box. Compared to the Grizzly, you can expect vastly superior wheels and tires, a bigger and better motor, probably a better motor mounting design with easier adjustment, probably better guides, bearings, belts and pulleys. The light and blower are luxuries and add significantly to the cost. Is it worth twice as much as the Grizzly 14" Ultimate? I dunno. My HF saw does the job for me. I put on Cool Blocks and a link belt and I resaw and cut curves without problems so far. If anything goes kaput, I can just order replacements/upgrades from Grizzly, but eventually I may up spending as much or more than I saved.

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