Bandsaw Tires

[mater]

I need tires for my 14" Ridgid bandsaw. Do these come in 14" size and will any kind fit? I can't find any locally.

[Pappy]

Woodcraft sells the neoprene that are supposed to be good.

[mater]

Thanks Pappy. I looked on their site and didn't see them earlier but I found them this time. I will ride over to Woodcraft in the morning.

[monte]

The neoprene ones are supposed to be better than the standard OEM tires from what I've been told.

[final_t]

Rocker has the better deal on these. Woodcraft sells them @ $25 each ($20 on sale). Rockler has them @ $26 pair.
Didn't see neoprene tires, both carry urethane.

[maxparot]

Neoprene is just a word for modern rubber which would require you to glue on the tire. Urethane is a synthetic replacement considered to be an upgrade. It should last longer and does not require glueing to the wheel. But I have no first hand experience with it.

[Tom Slick]

urethane are supposed to be the best. you soak them in hot soapy water and install them. when they dry/cool they shrink and are stuck. it is a bit of a pain to glue on rubber tires.

check out www.carterproducts.com they make alot of great bandsaw products, including replacement tires.

[mater]

quote:Originally posted by Tom Slick

urethane are supposed to be the best. you soak them in hot soapy water and install them. when they dry/cool they shrink and are stuck. it is a bit of a pain to glue on rubber tires.

check out www.carterproducts.com they make alot of great bandsaw products, including replacement tires.

I bought 2 of these today at Woodcraft. I put them on this afternoon. They seem to fit good. The directions said to let them dry before installing the blade. I will put the blade on tonight and try it out.

[mikel]

I know this a little old but How did they work? Do you need to crown Urethane tires ?

...mikel

[sacherjj]

I just put two of the Rockler orange tires on my Ridgid. They seem to fit almost perfect, but I had to "tuck" the edges in just a bit. Although, I have another problem. I didn't even think that the bottom wheel bolt would be left hand threaded and rounded off the threads on the bolt. It looks like I damaged the bolt more than the steel shaft, so hopefully I can just get another bolt. Hate it when I do something stupid that just costs time in the shop. I was hoping to try out my newly balanced wheels today.

[mikel]

getting ready to mount my orange ones...

good info here

http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=...rockwell+tires

[BigguyZ]

Let me know how it goes, and any tips you may have. Once I complete my TS station the bandsaw is the next tool to get worked on.

[sacherjj]

I put them in water hot enough that I couldn't keep my hand in for over a couple seconds. Let them sit for about 10 minutes. Put a couple drops of soap in the same water. Then I used 3 small clamps around the wheel and pulled the rest on. Then I worked around the wheel with the round shaft of a philips screw driver a few times to balance the pressure. After that, I just pushed in the edges to "tuck" them in. It wasn't too bad. After reading that link above, I'm wondering if I should pull them off and sand the 45 in it. It seems like i have a decent crown though. I'll have to think about that.

[mikel]

Mine went fine. I did not sand them but they lay perfectly flat at the ends. I too did hot water and soap. Left the wheels on the saw and just streched the orange ( highland hardware ) urethene tire on my import 14" BS.

Runs great nice and tight. The aluminium wheels have a slight crown allready. The orange rubber sits even with the top of the rim. Nothing to crown really.

So far so good.

...m

[mikel]

here is the finished top wheel....




has a crown because the wheel is crowned.






...mikel