Bandsaw wheel tyre.

[Froggy]

Hi All, I recently bought two tyres for 12" bandsaw wheels (small Kity), I double checked the diameter of the wheels which were just over 300mm. I ordered the tyres and when they arrived I soaked them in warm water as per instructions but there was no way they were going on the wheels. I also noticed the width of the tyres was 20mm as opposed to the 25mm wheel. So I looked at ordering another set from a different company but noticed that all the company tyres have a 20mm width for a 12" wheel and to get a 25mm wide tyre I have to order a 14" diameter tyre! Am I missing something here? Has anyone else had a similar problem? TIA, Tim.

 

[Ttrees]

You'll likely never use the "rubber" at the back of the wheel...
unless it's possible to swap the wheel round on both?
Not uncommon, don't sweat that.
Have you got a clamp which spreads
Take a look at this post from Doug3030 here...
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f27/mid-life-refurbishment-carbatec-21-bandsaw-250066To save you creating an account, or perhaps waiting to get confirmation e-mail, I've saved the piccy
from Doug3030's post, (I hope he doesn't mind)

Tom

 

[Froggy]

Thanks Doug, I'll give that a go. I'll let you know how it works out.