I bought my saw in early 2006 on a closeout, and moved to NC and packed it in a shed. Earlier this month I started setting up my TINY shop, and it was time to set up the bandsaw. After my initial assessment, I finished putting it all together per the manual, and found the yellow safety key...
My brother and I are working on a prize wheel. I cut the circle out of some left over funiture grade plywood using a circle jig and a router. The circle came out perfect with one problem. When it's mounted vertically and spun, it always stops at the same point due to the weight being uneven...
I picked one of these up from Russ Denz (thanks Russ)
http://www.oneway.ca/sharpening/balancing.htm
I have to say I'm very impressed. I used it to balance two new grinding wheels, and my grinder runs much smoother, no shaking the whole bench, and my sharpening is a whole lot smoother...