Roger Tulk
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After I change my bandsaw blade, I ran a piece of MDF through it as a test, and it was fine. Then I tried to do it again, and the blade didn`t move, although the motor was humming. Then the breaker tripped. So I took off the auxiliary table, then opened up the bandsaw looking for the problem. Nothing seemed to be amiss, so I tried to run the saw again, and it ran. Put the saw back together, tried to run it, and it froze. In a burst of brilliant inspiration, I turned the motor pulley half a turn, and the motor ran, allowing me to saw some slices off 5" thick oak. However, every time I stopped the blade or at least two out of three times, the saw wouldn't move until I turned the motor manually.
Any idea what may be wrong, and is this likely to be an expensive repair or replacement?
Thanks.
Any idea what may be wrong, and is this likely to be an expensive repair or replacement?
Thanks.