Bandsaw question

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I had a first today while using the bandsaw. Working on a very small piece of wood and the blade broke. The break appears not to be a defective blade because it appears to be all new where it broke. Can anyone recommend a cleaner for the tires as they have some build up? Nothing in the manual about what to use but I don’t want to degrade the tires with some chemical. The saw is a Laguna 14/12. Many thanks in advance for any advise you might offer.

Jack

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I use a plastic scraper, no chemicals at all. Plastic won’t hurt the rubber either. At least this works on my Shopsmith 10" bandsaw.

Jamesw

that will work I use air hose to blow off to

jim

I use a stiff bristled brush to clean my tires off.

Rob, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Thanks guys. I cut some pine awhile back and there is really some tough residue on the tires.

Jack

If you have pine sap use some mineral spirits to wipe it down

woodworking classes, custom furniture maker

that’s works good to jim pine the worst on tires

jim

Thanks Jim and Jim, mineral sprits did the trick.

Jack

Just a heads up, people use ammonia cleaner on printer rollers because alcohol washes the talc or talc like material out of rubber. As such, it would be one of the things to avoid.

I saw an article where a guy used an old metal ruler to scrape the tires clean.

Jack, I’ve broken my share of blades but since I starting following Alex Snodgrass and his video, I’ve not broken another blade.

https://youtu.be/wGbZqWac0jU

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

Just watched the video, very informative and now ,hopefully, I can set my band saw up better. Excellent, thank you, Blackie.

Jamesw

Thank you Blackie, that really helps.

Jack