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How about tires for the band saw, rubber or urethane?

Again, thanks.

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Rich,

You will find lots of opinions on rubber vs. urethane for bandsaw tires. My humble opinion is go for the rubber tires. My used SS bandsaw came with the original rubber tires that eventually came unglued from the wheels, I believe due to age since they were cracking and it was a very hot summer. I replaced them with urethane tires and could never seem to get the performance from them I expected. They would come off the wheel, blades would not track correctly. Tried lots of different speeds, blades and tension settings. Recently replaced them with rubber tires and my bandsaw is working like a champ. Call it user error on my part for the urethane tires but "old school" rubber tires are the way I will go from now on. Good luck!

I have had a SS bandsaw for only a short time. When I got it the tires were junk. Urethane was on sale, so got them. Just warmed them up with my hands to get them on. Had some issues at first, but overcame them and presto the 2nd tire went on very easily (experience is always helpful.)
I have had absolutely no tracking issues and they perform with no issues yet. Have used only the small blades and NOT the big ones yet. Will try some re-sawing with the 5/8 or 1/2 inch blade soon. Oh, good luck....

That's: TIRES FOR THE BAND SAW

Most of the real SS guys opt for the old fashioned rubber tires - but I opted for the urethanes. I was able get them direct from a guy who makes them for Shopsmith (2) for $20 delivered. If I find his name I'll post it. They seem to work fine and no glue; just heat up in pan of hot water and stretch over the wheels.

http://cgi.ebay.com/11-Urethane-Band-Sa ... 414745a5dc

Same guy, (Ohioblademan - Sulphur Grove Tool - and I made him an offer of $20 shipped and he was good with that.

Well congratulations to the world of Shopsmith. I started out with a 510 which I upgraded to a 520 and recently purchased a PowerPro for. Around 2007, a bug bit me and I started buying Shopsmiths. My second one was another 510 and the one after that was a 500. Then I took a trip out to Dayton to pick up a scroll saw I won on Ebay. While I was nearby, I stopped by the factory on Poe Ave and I during my tour, I saw 10Es, I believe, being used as special purpose tools for machining new parts for the Mark Vs. I figured if it the older ones were good enough for machining work, they must be good for wood. I ended up buying four 10E/ERs and an extra headstock. Two of the Model 10s look brand new from being restored. The others were just gathering dust. Then a friend of mine gave me a 1955 Greenie with all the SPTs.

The more you look, the more you'll find prices which are extremely hard to refuse. The most money I have shelled out was for my PowerPro self-upgrade. Since my first 510 was a hand-me-down from my father, I don't believe I've spent as much on all the other Shopsmiths combined as I spent on the Power Pro.

I have been in the process of renovating my home & extending the garage with a wood work shop. Well, the drywall was completed last week, it was painted the drywall over the weekend, and today I installed twelve 20 amp outlets. I installed a 100 amp sub-panel for the garage and never wanted to see a breaker pop just because I turn on a Shopsmith with a Shop Vac running- every outlet is on a separate breaker. <Smile> I have a special 220 volt socket for my PowerPro. I'll just warn you before you become like many of us- that is guys who were happy with one Shopsmith and then becoming victims to people who were basically twisting our arms to help them by selling their Shopsmiths for $50-100!

I'm looking for LED 48" twin bulb fixtures. Anyone know of any good deals or recommendations for lighting my shop? My main shop 99 foot ceiling) is 16' x 12' wide. I plan to use 4 double-tube 48" T8 fixtures. In my garage, I'll have a 7 1/2' ceiling ( built a bedroom over it) x 18' x 12' wide for a working area. I'm not going to include the area where the garage door covers the ceiling when it opens. So I'm figured on also using 4 double-tube 48" T8 fixtures in that part of the garage for when I need the entire shop/garage for a project.

Thanks!

Thank you all for the great advice, I am holding off on the band saw for now, I will make it a winter project. Tear it apart, new tires and clean it up.

My wife is wanting me to try and make her a folding sewing table with a drop in for her machine. I'm trying to figure out the folding leg system. I could do four independant locking legs or two doubles, left and right. Does anyone have any experience with folding leg hardware, and good sources?

Would you recommend using Malamine or something else?

Since J'm new, should I be asking these questions in a new post or different area?

Oh yea, the only thing I can add to buying LED is be sure to get a color you like. They come in warm (more incondesant), neutral (sun), and cool (bluish).

R