Band Saw Question

[Bigdog72]

I was having some vibration with my band saw so I changed out the belt. At the same time I was having a tracking issue and resolved that. Now I am getting a burned rubber smell. Is it possible that the Harbor Freight link belt I used could be the source?

 

[kooshball]

I bought the same link belt from HF a few weeks ago for a band saw and didn't smell anything. However I did notice a few things that were incorrect on my saw that I found by spinning it by hand that could lead to a burnt belt.

1) the pulley were not lined up so there was a side force being applied to the belt; I put a straight edge on the bottom wheel's pulley and slid the motor to match
2) I found that the bottom guard that covers the area around the motor pulley and belt was simply not the size and was rubbing the belt; I made some cuts on the jig-saw

After a new belt, a new bottom wheel and the above mentioned work my Delta 14" band saw is now working correctly.

Good luck.

 

[Gofor]

Also check to make sure the pulley set screws are tight

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