Bandsaw tyres.

[spaffmonkey]

Evening all. While on lockdown I've been sorting out my sheds and fixing up things that I have just not had the time to do.

I have a bench top band saw that the drive belt had snapped which I brought and whet to fit today but as I opened the front of the saw the rubber around the 230mm aluminium wheels fell apart! I've had a bit of a search and found they are called band saw tyre's , is this the correct name for them? If so any recommendations of where to buy replacements as most I found seem to be from American.
Cheers dale

 

[Ashley Burton]

Just a thought, But would chopped up inner tubes work as an alternative?

 

[spaffmonkey]

Just a thought, But would chopped up inner tubes work as an alternative?

That idea did cross my mind but I would rather sort it properly if I can.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

PM in morning I know a place to get parts from

I have recently ordered some.

 

[spaffmonkey]

PM in morning I know a place to get parts from

I have recently ordered some.

Cheers that would be great.

 

[Shedendman]

PM in morning I know a place to get parts from

I have recently ordered some.

The masons?

 

[badabec]

I bought mine from America,

bandsawtirewarehouse.com

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BLUE-MAX-U...385906?hash=item3f9804b8b2:g:AJwAAOSw7GRZCSxw

A bit pricey now the GBP has gone belly up.
They come with a tool to help put them on. It is a length of dowel with 2 inches of hard plastic tube sticking out of the end held on by a nail so that the tube can rotate around the nail. Simple but effective, those belts are really tight.

 

[spaffmonkey]

PM in morning I know a place to get parts from

I have recently ordered some.

Many thanks for the reply's I have now ordered the parts.