My new Laguna 14-12 is having blade problems. At least, I think it's the blade and not the saw. The 14-12 is a very good band saw overall except for an upper to lower wheel blade alignment problem
When the 3/4" and 1/2" Laguna blades are installed and centered on the upper wheel, the blades are aligned to the far left on the lower wheel. However, when 1/4" blades (Laguna and Lenox) are installed, they are centered on both the upper and lower wheel.
Following directions from Laguna support (excellent customer support, BTW), I adjusted the lower wheel so that the 3/4" and 1/2" blades were centered on the bottom wheel. But then the 1/4" blades were aligned to the far right on the lower wheel!
This upper/lower wheel alignment problem existed with the original rubber tires and is still there after installing new Carter urethane tires.
This Sunday, I'm going to install all of my blades on the 14-12 floor model at the local Rockler store where I bought it to see if it's the blades or the saw. Have you experienced this before? Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks,
Dan.
p.s. The Carter urethane tires are EXCELLENT. When i got the 14-12, it had a lot of vibration and noise. After installing the tires and using a dowel to stretch them, virtually all of the noise and vibration is gone! Highly recommended.