Best Way to Replace Bandsaw Tires!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2022
- Bandsaws are one of the most useful tools to have in the shop. Eventually, the tires on the saw’s wheels will degrade or break and will need replacing. Urethane tires are the best, but they are intentionally undersized, making them difficult to mount. Here’s the best way we’ve found to mount urethane bandsaw replacement tires!
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In our shop, the bandsaw is right up there with our table saw. There are very few projects that we work on that aren’t created using one or both of these great tools.
Such hard-working tools need to be serviced ongoing, and parts do need replacement from time to time. In the case of the bandsaw, there are routine items to address, such as blade replacements, blade tensioning, and setting guides. However, sooner or later, the tires on the main blade wheels are going to need replacement. This is especially true if the saw is equipped with rubber tires.
Rubber will eventually dry out, crack, and even break. They are easily replaced and are affixed to the wheels using an adhesive. They are slightly undersized and can easily be stretched onto the rims. The downside is shorter life than the newer urethane tires (“tyres” for our U.K. friends!).
In this episode, DirtFarmer Jay shows you how to install the latest generation urethane tires. They are significantly undersized and need to be properly stretched on the wheels, without putting pressure on any small area of the tire. The tires have a “weld” spot, and that area needs to be avoided when applying tension to the tire. The weld is strong, but it’s still the weakest spot on the tire.
Tires can be replaced on the machine, but we believe it’s a better practice to remove the wheels and work with them off the machine. This also allows for a simple jig to be constructed that will assure an effective installation of the tires on the wheels. The simple jig uses what you likely already have in your shop.
Having the wheels off the machine also gives you an opportunity to clean your machine and to do a thorough inspection of this great tool.
DirtFarmerJay purchases his bandsaw tires at Sulphur Grove Tools. You can visit them at sgtool.com or call them at 904-619-7935. They have a great wheel selection tool on their website. If you don’t see your bandsaw listed, call them and they’ll find the right one for you. That’s what they did for us - ours turned out to require 16” x 1” x ⅛” tires. We purchased our urethane tires from Sulphur Grove Tools, including shipping and tax, for about $47. These are made right here in the U.S.A. Wherever you are in the world, we think it’s good to support your manufacturing base, so if you are in the United States, you might want to take that into consideration, and not just the cheapest price you can find. Simply put, it’s our pleasure to recommend sources that we’ve had a good experience with.
To check out a great little tool to properly set the blade tension on your bandsaw, check out DirtFarmerJay’s review of this clever device:
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! After a fruitless struggle on my own I found several videos of other people also struggling to replace their tires. Then I found this video and I replicated your setup using a old 1/2" drill bit to hold the wheel and a short length of conduit on a piece of rebar as my roller and it was literally stupid easy to accomplish. I finished both my upper and lower wheels in less than 10 minutes! The best part is I've been struggling to rid my bought-cheap-on-craigslist used Ridgid BS1400 of stubborn vibration issues and replacing the tires was my final hope and that was it! The difference is nothing short of amazing.
I don’t have a bandsaw (yet) and may never have one. I watched this video for the principles that work in other areas too. It is a practical use of time just benefiting from Jay’s life of learning (and sharing). The types of subject matter found from DFJ reveals that TH-cam has a true Renaissance Man in its list of presenters.
Aw Garsh, Corey! Good to hear from you!
DFJ - I’ve tried many different techniques in my time, but I just replicated the set-up you show in your video and the tires go on like butter. Beautiful video and fixture. Thank you so much. You’ve e got a new subscriber.
Glad it helped, Mike! Thanks for subscribing! Best, DFJ
Thanks Farmer Jay. This works like a charm. I used a 2x6, a half inch x 6" carriage bolt and 2 pieces of black pipe, 1 inside the other. I did warm up the tire in hot water first. It works great.
Took longer to build jig than it did to actually put the tires on! And the jig was quick and easy. Thanks, DirtFarmer Jay!!!
Glad to help! It's good to hear that it worked out so well for you. Best, DFJ
This happens to be a project for tomorrow got the parts on the bench.
Well after 2 other attempts, I come to try your method here. AND it works very well! You have to make a jig, but it wasn't that hard, and I had it knocked out my jig in about 15 minutes, and the first tire went on in about 3 minutes later! PS ...I didn't use a clamp; I used a piece of string. THX! 😁👍
Great! Now I know who to send my band. saw wheel to!
I just got finished installing new urethane tires on my 18 inch Jet bandsaw, Wheee ! Wore me out ! Those tires where tight ! Wish I had see your video before installing them my way. !
Glad you got the job done, even if it was a challenge! You'll enjoy the performance of the tires over the long term. Best, DFJ
Worked like a charm! Thanks, very helpful video!
Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota.
Howdy!
Excellent method
Perfect! Thanks so much!!!
You're welcome!
I've replaced the tires several times on various saws. This is the easiest way I've found. Even when the shop is cool. No heat, just the jig.
Thanks, John! I glad this technique works so well for you. Best, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay actually works well is an understatement. It's like power steering, all but effortless. 👍👍
I used this system. Used too small of an "axle" holding the wheel in the hole in the wood. So hit both edges that were about to go over the wheel with a hairdryer and that worked.
Glad to hear you were able to successfully install new tires. Best, DFJ
Good grief. Check out the vid by the Wood Whisperer. A little time in hot water and the tires will go on with a whole lot less trouble than this.
Don, thanks for stopping by! The manufacturers that I talked to don't recommend hot water. As a matter of fact they told me not to do it, and the material works much better as it stretched evenly. So, it appears there's a diversity of opinion on the approach. But, thanks for writing! Best regards, DFJ
Did you heat the tire first?
Hot water?
I did not. I made sure the tire was room temperature, and that is all. The package actually had a warning against heating the tires and recommended they be mounted on the wheels without putting the tires in hot water. With the method I demonstrated, it worked fine! Best, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay Thanks for the reply!
You can hear them in boiling water. It won't hurt anything no matter what others may say. If they can't hold up to hot water then they're junk and not real urethane. Heating them eliminates the needs for all this setup.
i didnt have a spare tyre, but the dollar store had 5 rolls of pvc electrical tape...... still working....
How about that! Thanks for watching and writing! Best, DFJ
Man you just totally over complicated that. I just installed a neoprene set on my Grizzly G0555 while on the saw - everything in place. I used 3 clamps and 2 flat blades.
Nicely done, Mark AG. I have done what you have done in the past and had success with one tire, and damaged the other. I too clamped the tire in place with 3 clamps and attempted to get the last part of with flat bars. It didn't go well, but glad to hear it did for you. Thanks for taking time to write. Best, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay Thanks, DFJ. Glad you didn’t take offense. I had just installed mine and was searching on TH-cam because my new neoprene tires are a little wide in places. I was looking to see if others had the same issue and if they had trimmed them. I’m wondering if they’ll eventually shrink a tad and fall into place. The blade is tracking straight and it’s running quiet, it just doesn’t look right. Again, no hard feelings.
@@Brauma54 - no offense taken. We enjoy the conversations we get to have with our viewers. I was able to get the tires to fit well with no overlap on the sides, but I know others have had the issue you describe. It can be a combo of either inconsistency in the width of the tire or the metal wheel, but that isn't usually the case. It is more likely that the tire is stretched tighter in sections and looser in others. The looser sections are thicker and wider than the more stretched sections. Although you didn't prefer the method I showed, it does allow for the tire to be seated at a more uniform stretch and pressure all around the wheel, and the tire will tend to run smoother instead of "loping" along. If there is "lope" when you run the saw, it's likely that you need to get the tire stretched evenly all around by getting your flat bars under the tire and inserting the round shaft of a screwdriver between the tire and wheel, and running in all around the wheel to get a uniform stretch. If you are confident that the uniform stretch has been accomplished already, the excess can be trimmed off with a sharp utility knife. Let me know how it turns out! Best, DFJ