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have the manual but it seems it is pre-set for blade size. but if the indicator gets moved just wondering what tension should be on say a 1/4 inch blade. I am guessing bigger blades need more tension.

i think i had too much tension on the blade bending the wheel down. how much tension is needed on the blade? The tension indicator is out of adjustment.

thanks i'll check that and update my profile

I was just cleaning up an older bandsaw i just bought. I have a couple ?'s. first the tension indicator moved and wondering how to set that? Also, once I got the upper guide roller set, the blade was touching all three rollers, made two cuts. Then i checked it and the blade is now tracking about an ...