Hey!

After my assembly frustrations (chronicled here), I've decided to give my Delta 28-276 Bandsaw a chance. After all, I've got 90 days to return it to Lowes if I'm not completely satisfied.

So, while I wait for a replacement stand top, I've decided to tune up everything else I can. I've read Mark Duginske's "The New Complete Guide to the Band Saw" from cover to cover. It was worth every penny and then some!

The first thing I've done is measured the runout on the wheels, tires, wheel pulley, and motor pulley to see how out of true they were. Here are my findings:

Upper Wheel Circumferential Run-Out: 0.003"
Upper Wheel Lateral Run-Out: 0.007"
Upper Tire Circumferential Run-Out: 0.019"
Lower Wheel Circumferential Run-Out: 0.011"
Lower Wheel Lateral Run-Out: 0.013"
Lower Tire Circumferential Run-Out: 0.005"
Wheel Pulley Circumferential Run-Out: 0.006"
Wheel Pulley Lateral Run-Out: 0.018"
Motor Pulley Circumferential Run-Out: 0.004"
Motor Pulley Lateral Run-Out: 0.005"

Some of that seems a bit excessive to me. What do you all think?

Paul