Bruce Page
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I bought the little 10” Rikon band saw 2 years ago for small BS projects. I was pretty impressed with its overall build quality and wrote a mini review on it over at SMC. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=25527.
I went to use it tonight, (it’s been collecting dust for a couple of months) powered it up, and with a loud BANG the blade flies off the wheel. After the wheels stopped moving I opened the door to find that the tires had failed.
It sure seems to me that a BS tire should last longer than 2 years. I’m still happy with the BS but their tires suck!
I guess I’ll be calling Rikon tomorrow.
Has anyone else had this issue with their Rikon?
I went to use it tonight, (it’s been collecting dust for a couple of months) powered it up, and with a loud BANG the blade flies off the wheel. After the wheels stopped moving I opened the door to find that the tires had failed.
It sure seems to me that a BS tire should last longer than 2 years. I’m still happy with the BS but their tires suck!
I guess I’ll be calling Rikon tomorrow.
Has anyone else had this issue with their Rikon?