It's been running great for 2 days. I stopped trying to center the back of the gullets on the centerline of the tires, because for these tires that's not how you do it so said the Delta tech. My tires are not crowned enough to have to do that. So once I stopped doing that it returned to normal. I had rewatched that bandsaw tutorial set up again recently when someone posted and realized I had never tried centering the back of the gullets on the centerline. For those that own a saw like mine - don't do that! :dash2::dash2::dash2: Leave good enough alone.
Now that I got it running like a new one except better than most of the new ones you can buy today, I cannibalized the fence and half the rails off a table saw I never use anymore. I was even able to take the sticky rule off and re=attach it to zero perfectly to my blade. This fence is da bomb. Beats the hell out of the makeshift clamp style I was using. This one is quick to adjust, alaways dead nuts accurate, and always immediately parrallel. This is one of those projects that once you finish you ask "Why didn't I do this 2 years ago?!"
http://i1077.Rule #2/albums/w468/WoodBarter/bandsaw5_zpseaced716.jpg
http://i1077.Rule #2/albums/w468/WoodBarter/bandsaw3_zps9f59439a.jpg
See this small aluminum deflector that goes in the dust chute? Wanna guess how much it costs?
http://i1077.Rule #2/albums/w468/WoodBarter/bandsaw1_zps69b3b352.jpg
So what do you think, $10? :no dice. more please:
So you think maybe $20? :no dice. more please:
C'mon, think OUTRAGEOUS. So now how much you think? $50? :no dice. more please:
No, $99 before shipping and tax. That's not a misprint I checked several sources ereplacementparts etc. All have it listed with the same part number and all list it for $99.
http://i1077.Rule #2/albums/w468/WoodBarter/bandsaw4_zps0e69b003.jpg
The HDPE one works just fine. Cost me 10 minutes of time and about 7 cents of material.
This thing is cutting so perfectly that last night I was walking around grabbing pieces of wood and just resawing for fun. I've never had everything on this saw set up like exactly like I wanted until now. Why didn't I do this 2 years ago!!!
Anyone want to scab an old rail and fence system off a an old table saw this is the way to go. No measuring at all the fence rule is dead on. See you later I think I see a piece of 4/4 wood lying in the corner that needs to be two 1/2" book matches.