Band Saw Tire Replacement

johnmccrossen · Post by **johnmccrossen** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:41 pm

I am looking for any ideas or suggestions for removing the old contact cement from my bandsaw wheels. I am changing over to the urethane tires and it's really a struggle to get the old glue off, especially from the grooves in the wheel rims. I tried some solvents I had around and finally found that toulene seemed to work sort of. Any thoughts would be appreciated. This is like a 1961 Magna bandsaw.
Thanks, John McCrossen

paulmcohen · Post by **paulmcohen** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:14 am

johnmccrossen wrote:I am changing over to the urethane tires and it's really a struggle to get the old glue off, especially from the grooves in the wheel rims. Thanks, John McCrossen

I used a Dremel tool with brass wire brush. My son and a few hours and glue gone.

Gampa · Post by **Gampa** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:24 am

I used a wire brush that fit into my drill. Worked pretty good.