Recent content by RichardSmith

Hi Eric, Thanks for the detailed balancing advice. I checked the vibration without the blade in place, and it was pretty bad and appeared to be timed with the rotation of the bottom wheel. When I run with the drive belt removed there is no vibration at all, so I'm assuming that means my bottom...

Many thanks for all the help and advice from everyone so far. Thanks to Lons I now have a copy of the original manual and photos of the top wheel adjustment mechanism, and understand the modifications that had been made, and have ordered a couple of replacement parts from Miles Tools to get it...

Mick - thanks for the advice, I'd seen suggestions both to balance before putting on the tyres, and after, so it's good to have a definite path to follow. No need to worry about teaching me to suck eggs - Steve doesn't seem to have a DVD on that, so I know even less about it than I do about...

Eric - many thanks for the tyre advice, I will try Miles if I don't get anywhere with Axi. With regard to cutting down larger tyres, I wondered if it would be just as good to buy a roll of rubber strip from these guys: http://www.rubber-strip.co.uk/ and glue that to the wheels? The only thing...

Hi Steve, The DVD is excellent - just need a working bandsaw before I can start applying all I have learned! The fence being rubbish shouldn't be a problem, as my secondhand model is missing it's fence! If I can get it running well my plan was to construct a rail and fence from mild steel - I...

Hi Wood Experts, I recently acquired a Dewalt DW3401 bandsaw from a neighbour who is downsizing and no longer has the space to keep it in his new garage. I've removed the blade, disassembled, oiled and reassembled all the moving parts, but while I'm no bandsaw expert (this is the first I've...

Thanks for all the advice. Will get battens between them for now and try to get them out in the sun when it gets a bit warmer, then bring them indoors before I start working with them. Any idea how long I should leave them to acclimatise indoors (this may have to be a balance between getting...