Hi!
When I bought my 20" Davis and Wells bandsaw it had flat tires, but the previous owner was tracking the blade in the center of the wheels, which did not work well to say the least.
So I crowned the tires and the blade tracking suddenly became good, with the blade tracking on the center of the wheels.
Even though the manufacturer of this D&W bandsaw calls for crowned tires, my guess is that MAYBE I could have run the saw with flat tires, had I known at the time that flat tire bandsaws run the blades with the teeth hanging off the front of the tire.
This leads to my question:
On your flat tire bandsaws, do the blades run with equal amounts off the fronts of both tires? Or do the blades track differently on the tires? If there are differences, does the blade run with the teeth off one tire, but with the blade totally in contact with the other tire? Or???
Where is the blade positioned on your flat tires when you are happy with the setup?
This is a question driven by an interest I developed after buying the D&W.
Thanks for any experience given!
Bill