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lurkersforlife t1_jdg0ag2 wrote

Hey I have one of these and it’s got a good bit of vibration. How did you cut down on that? It’s not the bearings. I think it might be the belt or motor? I replaced the belt and it didn’t help much and when I tightened the belt by lowering the motor it helped a little but it’s still bad. The only thing that works well is putting weight on the top of the machine but that’s not very safe. I’m debating adding wood to the metal frame to make it more sturdy? I have the factory frame it came with. I think you do as well but mine is the same silver color as the rest of the machine.

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dgreenb t1_jdhf6ad wrote

You might need to true the wheels. I've got one in the garage and my memory is there are little weights on the wheels to balance them, kind of like a car tire.

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Strikew3st t1_jdge41s wrote

Perhaps see if your blade guide rollers are spinning true. I could see them wearing out of round and introducing vibration.

Actually- does it vibrate without the blade, and then without the belt? You may be able to check if the motor shaft itself is running off axis by applying a fine tip marker to the face while it's running off belt. Moving the marker around a smidge will show you exactly where it is revolving around, hopefully dead center of the shaft.

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lurkersforlife t1_jdh3u0f wrote

Blade guide is all good but I will try checking without the belt and without the blade next! That’s a great idea

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KustomScattergunz OP t1_jdhcoif wrote

Wish I could help, but I don't have a of experience with band saw maintenance or troubleshooting. Mine happened to run well when I purchased it a few month back

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