namluke Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hi, I recently purchased a Laguna 18BX which is a lovely bit of kit and super simple to setup. However i do seem to have one issue with it. The blade seems to wobble or bounce back and forth ... this happens alot more with a thicker blade installed. Do any of you have a good video recommendation to help guide me to fix this? I think its to do with the wheels not being aligned, but i dont know how to test for that or fix it. Many Thanks Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 My first suggestion is to check your blades for flatness by laying them out on a large flat area of the floor. Every now and again the blades will have some warp. After that my suspicion would be that it is an issue of tension and tracking. My go to guru for bandsaw set up is Alex Snodgrass who has several videos on the subject including one he did on The Woodwhisperer site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 When my blades bounce back and forth they are typically about to break. Don't ask me why i have so much experience with broken band saw blades it's a sore subject... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 I'm with Mark. Motion front to back is generally a bad weld or damage to the band. Motion side to side would have me checking tension. That being said, I use the flutter method which is pretty low tension-wise and do not have tracking problems. This still makes me suspect the blade first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin-IT Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 I am good at getting kick in a blade while rounding blank to do bowl. But it will go side to side, not back and forth. Not sure what could cause it to go back and forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 One serious thing to make it wobble back and forth is a developing crack. Stop the saw at the wobble point and inspect it closely. If you are lucky its just a minor kink, but watch that as it might decide to start a crack there later on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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