So I got a big problem here with this Jet 14" BS. When to change the 1/4 to 1/2 blade, and the blade won't even ride the bottom wheel, the wheel is so much further back than the top wheel. When I put a straight edge flat across the top wheel, the bottom wheel is 2 inches further back from the straight edge. No matter how far in either direction I bring the tension, nor no matter how forward or backward I tilt the top wheel, the bottom wheel is 2 inches further back. I've had the 1/4" in there forever, and really haven't noticed "major" issues in sawing, other than the blade sometimes hunting, but I never really cared or noticed. None of the wheels have shims on them. Shimming the bottom wheel would bring it so far forward the bottom guides wouldn't reach it. It's important to note this has the 6" riser block, but the riser block appears to be well centered according to a Starrett square. Moving the top back on the riser 2 inches would look pretty odd. Not sure what's going on here, or how to fix? I'm less concerned about what the second photo is showing than I am about being able to a)get the blade to even ride the bottom wheel and b)get the blade "mostly" centered on both wheels. I don't do a lot of precision cutting, just rough cutting, I do all my finish milling with a hand or power plane. Wheels appear to be well balanced.
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