Recent content by john swett

Vinyl Flooring makes excellent bandsaw tires. I have used regular 1/16" thick flooring with good results. Cut the tires strips and glue them to the wheels with contact cement. I have never been able to make flat belts work; they must be crowned. The rule of thumb is crown height is 1/32" per 1"...

I've made really good tires out of sheet vinyl flooring. Friendly visits to flooring stores revealed that more than one thickness can be found when you explain what you want to do with it and enlist their help. I wound up with about a 30" x 40" free sample about 1/8" thick as opposed to the much...