Thread: Urethane Band Saw tyres (tires)

Back to the original concept of this thread, the tyres arrived from the USA, along with a tool to help mount them and an instruction sheet.

One is required to remove the existing tyres and clean the wheels, not a problem.

Then one is supposed to immerse the urethane tyres in a bucket of warm water, done.

One then secures a tyre with a purpose cut piece of wood with a clamp, done.

Then using the supplied tool, one mounts a tyre; didn't happen that way. I did the top wheel first and managed to pull the tyre down and on, with my hands, just.

Doing the bottom wheel I started out sitting on a stool, then on my knees to get things happening, didn't really work. Put some fresh hot water in the bucket and immersed the second tyre for a while. Then I used two clamps and found I really needed the supplied special tool, eventually got it on.

The instructions mention that once the tyre is on the wheel, one should run the special tool around the wheel to properly mount the tyre. That is an almost impossible task, or at least it was on the bottom wheel of my bandsaw.

Eventually they were on and seated, currently they are cooling for the minimum of one hour so that they contract correctly after being heated up.

The first picture is the old tyres, with the shiny tyre being the drive tyre and I presume it is shiny from slipping on the wheel. Last picture is the special supplied tool.

Mick.

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Originally Posted by Optimark

Well I tried Timbecon for the spare part two weeks ago. They promised that they would alert the WA branch as that is where things like that reside. After one week with no reply, I telephoned again last Monday, same request, same reply. It is now two weeks and I have not heard from them, so I don't think they will be able to, or are willing to supply spare parts; pity.

Mick.

It is an unfortunate fact that Australian companies have absolutely no idea of the concept of service. Is it any wonder that so much stuff is bought offshore. I have heard stories about receiving products from the US. and the UK. quicker than you can expect to get an email reply from an Australian Company and then they wonder why business is not as good as they think it should be. The whole thing beggars belief!

Just out of interest how thick were the tyres.
I may have to organise the retiring of a 36”bandsaw.
Many years ago I had my 24” done by a local firm here in Sydney vulcanised on and then ground.
I also helped a mate in Oakland redo his 30” machine with Carter tyres but that was 25 years ago and they were rubber from memory.
Ive seen 14” machines redone in thin urathane tyres at the local Men’s shed and they were worse than useless.
Money will be no problem if the 36 goes ahead and there are still companies who do the print and mine rollers.
Anyone out there with any experience on this size of tyre?
H.

Carter does 36" rubber. Stretch on Rubber Tires - Bandsaw Rubber Tires & Wheels | Carter Products

Perhaps ask them for a pair of custom urethanes?

Originally Posted by clear out

Just out of interest how thick were the tyres.
I may have to organise the retiring of a 36”bandsaw.
Many years ago I had my 24” done by a local firm here in Sydney vulcanised on and then ground.
I also helped a mate in Oakland redo his 30” machine with Carter tyres but that was 25 years ago and they were rubber from memory.
Ive seen 14” machines redone in thin urathane tyres at the local Men’s shed and they were worse than useless.
Money will be no problem if the 36 goes ahead and there are still companies who do the print and mine rollers.
Anyone out there with any experience on this size of tyre?
H.

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Approximately 3.2mm measured with my rough and ready plastic Vernier

Mick.

Well the tyres were left on all afternoon as I had other stuff to do. After dinner this evening I fitted a 12.7mm 3 TPI blade, tracked it, tensioned it, then had a whirl. Put some light stuff through first, nice. Then ripped a piece of redgum fence post, beautiful; as it should be.

Tomorrow I will put a bit of tree trunk through it, then cut the corners off to do a bowl; if it passes that, which I'm sure it will, then I'll happy.

Mick.

Had a score today, sitting on a nature strip begging to be trimmed, waxed, dried, then eventually, turned.

For what it's worth, the bandsaw is now brilliant, or at least as brilliant as a bottom end bandsaw can be.

I picked a piece of trunk from a tree felling on a neighbouring property that had been missed by the scavengers before me. Odd shape but with the electric Aldi chain saw it was tamed enough to be hit with my rejuvenated bandsaw.

Not big, but something for next year(ish) at the right price.

Mick.

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