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I do more re-sawing than intricate cuts, so my Stabilizer is out of the saw more than in which is why I was so surprised I wore out the bearings on it since I use far wider blades most of the time.

I would say that more folks here preload theirs the 1/8" and likely do a lot more 1/8" blade work than I do. Next time I have a project like that I will try both ways on a variety of wood types and see how it works.

Consensus seems to be 1/8" preload is the way to go based on what I am reading here. In fairness to Carter, mine came with a used band saw I acquired with a 510 and I have no idea how much wear might have been on it already. I only wore that one bearing out and I personally didn't put all the wear on it.

Everett

Okay, everything is up and running properly! I mounted a new 1/8th blade and it is cutting absolutely beautifully! And, after putting in new autotrack bearings, very quietly! You can make very tight curves with the stabilizer, that's for sure.

With any luck I will have something to post soon showing the results.