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I'm almost certain that the auto-tracking rollers were installed properly, but I see what you are saying about the blade positioning being determined by them.

Since these rollers set the back of the blade (non-tooth) side the same for each blade size, it would seem to make sense that the tooth side ...

Thanks. I searched for "drift" and found a lot of info, obviously. I just find it odd that I've used 3-4 blades already, and they tracked exactly the same. This fifth one is different. Odd.

yes, I can cut a straight line without the fence, and yes, it does move the board. If this is drift, I'm surprised I didn't experience it with the 1/2 blade.

If this helps, the teeth barely hang over the rubber of the upper wheel, and are just short of the edge of the rubber on the lower wheel. I ...

After using 1/2 blades (almost exclusively) for over a year with not problems, I decided to try the 5/8, since I mostly do re-dimensioning work. (OK, I hear everyone saying "why did you change what was working?"). At the same time, I changed the roller bearings because they were screaming.

Now, I ...

Well, I turned that bad boy around, and it works wonders. At least now I've been all over my machine familiarizing myself with the adjustments and internal parts.

The smoke was clearly coming from the back side of the blade rubbing against the wood. Even though I wasn't pushing the stock that hard ...

OK, am I the biggest dumba** of all time? You think I could have figured this out by myself. I think I'll remove my post before I get hooted off the board.

Well, at least I probably won't do anything dumber the rest of the day!

I'm new to Shopsmithing, but not woodworking. I bought a used Mark V, and an unopened, unused band saw attachment from 1987. I purchased the band saw primarily for re-sawing, so I installed a 72" Olson 4 tpi, 1/2" blade with a hook set. Then I adjusted the tension screw, centered the guide wheels ...