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Update to say that I decided to glue on the lower tyre using what I had around which was a spray carpet adhesive! I sprayed small amounts onto a board and then applied this at points to the underside of the tyre all the way around the wheel. This seemed to keep the tyre on ok and my new blade...

You don’t think it’s worth trying some adhesive? The saw has had a very quiet life so I’m not sure why the tyres are suddenly playing up! It is an Aldi saw I suppose…

I’ll give that a try and report back

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I would say the tyre is fairly tight to the wheel. It’s difficult to say about vibration on the wheel however because the door has to be closed, allow the micro switches inside to be activated.

Morning all The blade on my little Workzone bandsaw has started to come off and won’t stay on. I’ve set it up according to the instructions of Alex Snodgrass but it comes off within about 20 seconds of starting up without any cutting taking place. I’ve been careful to set the tension and the...

I made the frame for this with carcassing type timber and clad it with cedar t&g. Larch would work well too.

When I had a lot of repairs to do in the past, I used Timbabuild as it was then about half the cost of Repaircare, but it’s not as nice to work with. I find Repaircare smooths and shapes more easily. It is ridiculously expensive though. These days however, I try to use neither and fit a better...

Omer!

Evening all. I’ve been trawling through old threads about what to look out for when buying a Sedgwick PT, particularly the thread involving restoring an old one. I would like to be able to identify this model which is on offer for £900. It looks in good condition but would involve a long...