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I know very little about anything, and near the top of the list is the bandsaw. I have a Jet 18" and the tires have become loose. I replaced the original tires probably 12 years ago with polyurethane. The saw does not get heavy use. It does not have a quick release so the only time the tension is relaxed is during blade change. Just a guess and a question, is that the reason the tires stretched? Second question...am I using the wrong tire?
I'm getting too old to fight and install new tires! Oh well.
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I have a 14" Jet that threw a rubber tire on the bottom wheel not long ago. It was never glued, so this past weekend, I glued it back on. It is a bit chewed up from when it was thrown, but I dressed it up with a scraper blade. I am wondering if I need to replace them. It was pretty easy to pry them off and get them back on. From what I understand, poly tires are not necessarily an upgrade, but they have the advantage of not needing to be glued.
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The unglued rubber tires on my 14" Delta stretched over time until the saw practically vibrated across the room. I replaced them with polyurethane ones and all is well again. It's not hard but it does take a bit of arm strength to pull the poly tires over the wheel. I couple of 12 - 18" pry bars make the job a lot easier.
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There are folks that get away with not releasing tension, and it's a continual argument whether you should. But I wouldn't have thought the urethane tires would fail in the use you described...so maybe the tension thing was part of the problem. It's not that big a deal, especially in occasional use, to de-tension. You'll need tp replace them...I'd stay with urethane and de-tension when not in use.
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I always release tension on my BS, which I have couple for WWing and couple for cutting metal. I have never had an issue with tires, which two of the saws I have had for almost 20yrs now.
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1. I replaced the OE tires on my Jet 18" Bandsaw a few months ago. What a pain!! I did figure out to really boil those tires and try to work fast. The 2" spring clamps help a ton.
2. I need to go out and release the tension on my bandsaw. I always forget. Maybe I need to make a sign.
BTW, I bought the widely available orange urethane tires.
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Clearly this is the price you pay for taking a tool for granted. Speaking of price, oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!! I believe, generally, you get what you pay for. How can there be such a huge price range? For the 18", prices are from $33 to $202 for two tires, that's crazy. Of course the cheapest are from China. There are shinny blue, satin blue, red, orange, clear, and who knows?
Anyone have a bad experience with a certain tire and/or company? I'm looking for guidance; don't want go through this again!
I will be releasing tension in the future...lesson learned!
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