Roger Tulk
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I've tried on and off for several days to get my Beaver/Rockwell goshdarned 28115 bandsaw to keep a blade on its wheels. So today I took it apart, at least took off the guides and examined them. The thrust bearing on the lower guide was seized, so I bathed in for a couple of hours in Evaporust, and once the bearing was moving reasonably freely, I put some WD40 on it, and put it back in the guide thingy. Then I removed the guide blocks, and tried to replace them with Cool Blocks, but the 3/8 x3/8 ones I had bought figuring they would fit (yeah, yeah, I know...) didn't, and more careful measure shows me that the blocks should be 5/16 x 5/16. I'm wondering if I can somehow sand or otherwise pare them down to 5/16, as I can't find 5/16 x 5/16 phenolic anywhere. I tried installing a brand new 3/8" blade, thinking that if the problem was that I had been trying a used blade, that should cure it. However, when I turned the blade by hand it duly popped off. So, I readjustted everything, as shown in the photos, and stepped back, fully expecting to see the blade jump off, but it ran for a solid minute without mishap, so I guess I got it right somehow. So now I hope and pray everything will be OK.
Perhaps Steve Morris, the guru of all things Beaver, can say where I should look for tires, and spare parts. Also, is there a way to adjust the lower wheel, as the blade runs very close to the front of the wheel? TBF, this bandsaw has been giving good service, and I am happy to keep using it. I believe it was manufactured in 1981, which makes it not toooooo old.
See below...
I had not adjusted the guide blocks before I took these pictures. The last picture shows the position of the blade on the lower wheel, the second last on the upper.
Perhaps Steve Morris, the guru of all things Beaver, can say where I should look for tires, and spare parts. Also, is there a way to adjust the lower wheel, as the blade runs very close to the front of the wheel? TBF, this bandsaw has been giving good service, and I am happy to keep using it. I believe it was manufactured in 1981, which makes it not toooooo old.
See below...
I had not adjusted the guide blocks before I took these pictures. The last picture shows the position of the blade on the lower wheel, the second last on the upper.
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