Jet 14" Bandsaw - Tire Brushes

[Brad Jacob]

Hey everyone - first post here. Love the site!

I just bought a Jet 14" deluxe bandsaw, and want to install some brushes for the tires. Anyone have any experience installing them on this model? Best locations, kinds of brushes, things like that...

[Steve LeGrue]

Rockler sells a brush for this, but it is a little soft. I have seen a toothbrush screwed into the lower casting. Use the upper rib casting to sucure it at the top of the wheel.

Steve

[Dewey Torres]

Brad,
Take a look at the Powermatic PWBS-14 owners manual. This saw is the big brother to the Jet and comes with a brush on the back of the tire.

[Dewey Torres]

btw... welcome to the creek!

[Carlos Alden]

Hey everyone - first post here. Love the site!

I just bought a Jet 14" deluxe bandsaw, and want to install some brushes for the tires. Anyone have any experience installing them on this model? Best locations, kinds of brushes, things like that...

Brad:

I just bought that saw. I bought a Carter brush made for that purpose and put it on. Easily attached to the blade guard down by the bottom wheel. I screwed mine onto the blade guard that came with the riser kit. Look here:



It seems that the brush is a little wimpy. If so it looks easy enough to put something else on at the same location.

Carlos

[Bill Huber]

I have the same saw and the same brush that Carlos has, I don't think its very good.

I am looking a for a different brush that will work better, I still get build up on the tires with that brush.

[Carlos Alden]

After buying and installing the Carter bandsaw tire brush, I saw it was a little loose looking. The brush bristles are not very stiff.



So for the top wheel I used one of those little throw-away glue brushes. It was very easy to flatten the metal handle and put a screw in the blade guard. The bristles are nice and stiff. Very easy to bend to fit precisely. This is a very cheap and effective solution.




Carlos

[Lee Schierer]

Brad:

I just bought that saw. I bought a Carter brush made for that purpose and put it on. Easily attached to the blade guard down by the bottom wheel. I screwed mine onto the blade guard that came with the riser kit. Look here:



It seems that the brush is a little wimpy. If so it looks easy enough to put something else on at the same location.

Carlos

Is the brush wimpy or just not mounted in the right location. Any sawdust that gets that far would have already been pressed between the blade and the wheel. Would it be better to mount the brush on the other side and keep the sawdust from getting between the blade and the wheel?

I've been looking at mounting brush on my Delta 14" as well, but haven't decided how/where to do it yet.

[Alex Shanku]

Is the brush wimpy or just not mounted in the right location. Any sawdust that gets that far would have already been pressed between the blade and the wheel. Would it be better to mount the brush on the other side and keep the sawdust from getting between the blade and the wheel?

I've been looking at mounting brush on my Delta 14" as well, but haven't decided how/where to do it yet.

I think its pretty much impossible to keep the sawdust off the wheel. Cleaning it off prior to a full revolution of the bottom wheel works fine. Here is my setup. Total cost $0.99 (dollar store tooth brush) Heat gun and two screws.

[Carlos Alden]

Is the brush wimpy or just not mounted in the right location. Any sawdust that gets that far would have already been pressed between the blade and the wheel. Would it be better to mount the brush on the other side and keep the sawdust from getting between the blade and the wheel?

I've been looking at mounting brush on my Delta 14" as well, but haven't decided how/where to do it yet.

Lee:

I actually copped that picture from Woodcraft's site. It's mounted where it's supposed to be mounted. However, check out my later, more recent post for a much better solution.
Carlos

[Lee Schierer]

Lee:

I actually copped that picture from Woodcraft's site. It's mounted where it's supposed to be mounted. However, check out my later, more recent post for a much better solution.
Carlos

My same question applies to the location of the upper brush you added. By the time anything gets to it, the blade has already mashed it against the wheel once. On my saw teh sawdust travels up teh blade guard to the left particularly if it is allowed to accumulate in the bottom of the saw wheel enclosure. It sort of resembles a sawdust fountain.

I'm going to see how I can mount something to keep it off the wheel right under the cutting area.

[Carlos Alden]

Lee:

I have also thought about that. But I must say that the blade and tires are clean, no evidence of sawdust puree anywhere. I think to really do it right one would want to mount a brush to it sweeps sawdust off the blade before it touches the wheel. Don't think that's safe or feasible, however.

Carlos