Well I now have my Startrite vertical bandsaw back up and running. It is an 18" with a 10 speed gearbox. I bought it about 10 years ago just for sawing wood. I soon discovered a chop saw was a lot faster for cutting up pallet wood.
It was pure luck I ended up with a brilliant bandsaw for cutting steel. Just need to order some suitable blades now.
Truing blades is always a fiddly task but I usually get it right after a lot of faffing around.
Then I found this video.
Look at about 4.40. Looks totally wrong to me - he is grinding the back edge of the blade to get it to run correctly. is that the right way to do it?
It was pure luck I ended up with a brilliant bandsaw for cutting steel. Just need to order some suitable blades now.
Truing blades is always a fiddly task but I usually get it right after a lot of faffing around.
Then I found this video.
Look at about 4.40. Looks totally wrong to me - he is grinding the back edge of the blade to get it to run correctly. is that the right way to do it?