Originally Posted by
fletty
As we have all learned from experience, this forum and YouTube, to get a straight cut parallel to the fence and square to the table, ie NO ‘drift’, the blade needs to be adjusted backwards and forwards on the wheel to find a correct position. On my bandsaw, with my blade, set up by me, on a Friday morning while standing on one foot, the correct position of the blade on the wheel is far enough forward that the blade can hit the inside of the bandsaw’s column! This is, as far as I can see, the only dimensional problem with fitting a 1” blade to a bandsaw clearly designed for a maximum 3/4” blade. My less-than-ideal solution was to adjust the blade further back on the wheel and then adjust the fence to suit the amount of drift that this location provides. As Chris Parks has suggested, a better solution would be to slightly rotate the table and leave the fence square to the table which is something I will do.
With regard to other parameters, there appears to be enough tension available for a 1” blade as the straightness and cut surface are probably the best I’ve ever obtained and there was certainly enough power to cut the ARC although it started to struggle on a trial piece of 250 mm wide forest red gum!