Dropped bandsaw repair

Jim B.

My hunch is that the shaft is likely bent. Just a hunch. Those wheels are usually die-cast and would break, rather than bend, although some bending can occur in die-cast parts. Move the top wheel to the bottom and the bottom wheel to the top, if that is possible, that should tell you what you want to know.

just a quick guess, but it the wheel or axle/adjuster isn't damaged, you might have tweeked the connection between the 2 parts of the umm.. support arms? I'm trying to describe the thing that the assembly instructions call the "bandsaw", where the large bolt holds the 2 pieces together.. (and where you add the riser block)

mac

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I was thinking the same thing...but the wheels are aluminum, which seems like it would be more maliable than iron. It looks like it's going to cost me almost $100 to repair if it is the wheel. I only paid $225 (used) for it a few years back and have been a little disappointed with the upper guide system...you have to readjust if you slide the guides up/down at all. Decisions decisions.