BS1001SV Tracking... Any Suggestions
The loml gave me a Ryobi BS1001SV for Xmas and I finally got a chance to assemble it yesterday. This is my first bandsaw and after reading many of the posts on tuning it all seemed pretty daunting.
So after assembly and tensioning the blade I gave the top wheel a couple of turns and the blade seemed to be tracking slightly to the front of the tire. When I checked the bottom wheel the blade was nearly off of the tire on the front. So I've fiddled with it for about 5-1/2 hours now and still don't seem even close to having the tracking corrected. I have removed both the upper and lower guides along with the table. All there is now is the wheels and blade. I've tried increasing and decreasing blade tension. I've re-centered the blade many, many times. Of course I've adjusted the tracking using the adjustment knob. Seems no matter what I do the blade wants to track off the front of the lower wheel. Too much tracking correction and the blade seems to stay centered on the lower wheel but running off the back of the upper wheel. Attempting very small adjustments from that point just goes right back to tracking off of the front of the lower wheel.
It can't be that difficult to get blades to track on BS's can it?
How do I check that the wheels are co-planer?
Some post suggest that a stamped blade might be the culprit. But heck, seems like the supplied blade should at least track properly so you can cut something without the blade walking of the wheel.
Any other suggestions?
If I don't get this resolved today I'll probably just return the thing to HD and then use those funds to get a HF 14" BS, which doesn't sound like a bad idea anyway. I just want to make sure I'm not missing something obvious.
So after assembly and tensioning the blade I gave the top wheel a couple of turns and the blade seemed to be tracking slightly to the front of the tire. When I checked the bottom wheel the blade was nearly off of the tire on the front. So I've fiddled with it for about 5-1/2 hours now and still don't seem even close to having the tracking corrected. I have removed both the upper and lower guides along with the table. All there is now is the wheels and blade. I've tried increasing and decreasing blade tension. I've re-centered the blade many, many times. Of course I've adjusted the tracking using the adjustment knob. Seems no matter what I do the blade wants to track off the front of the lower wheel. Too much tracking correction and the blade seems to stay centered on the lower wheel but running off the back of the upper wheel. Attempting very small adjustments from that point just goes right back to tracking off of the front of the lower wheel.
It can't be that difficult to get blades to track on BS's can it?
How do I check that the wheels are co-planer?
Some post suggest that a stamped blade might be the culprit. But heck, seems like the supplied blade should at least track properly so you can cut something without the blade walking of the wheel.
Any other suggestions?
If I don't get this resolved today I'll probably just return the thing to HD and then use those funds to get a HF 14" BS, which doesn't sound like a bad idea anyway. I just want to make sure I'm not missing something obvious.
LCHIEN
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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