20 Most Recent Jet JWBS-16B 708749B 16-inch Bandsaw Questions & Answers

i love bandsaws, they are one of best and most universal woodworking machines, used as well in food and metal industries.

now, what you should know about bandsaw that it have several points of regulations and all of them must be adjusted correctly. basic "anatomy" of bandsaw is that it have body, in it there is driving wheel (bottom) and tension wheel (top), both of these are protected by rubber "tyre" usually crowned, that allow for bette adjustment and protect teeth on the band.

start with tension, open covers, retract top (above the table) and bottom (below the table) guides so blade is not touching the rear bearing or side slides.

1. rotate top wheel and see where blade is wandering, regulate tension and tilt on the wheel till band position itself on the centre of the top wheel and cuttin edge is off the wheel or rubber and do not touch the wheel or raiser.
2. cut strip of paper and slide top guide towards the blade till bearing touch blade through the paper (paper thickness is about correct distance of bearing to the blade), allowing paper to be slided out without tension. lock it in.
3. insert paper on internal side of the blade and slide internal slide guide block till you can only pull the paper out, lock the slider.
4. repeat previous operation on external guide block and after you slide paper out, lock it in position.
5. manually rotate the tension wheel, should operate freely, without wandering
6. repeat step 2 to 5 on the bottom guide
7. close the covers
8. adjust hight of the guide suitable to cut , allowing about 2 finger breaths above the cut piece.
9. switch on the bandsaw and switch off, after it stop, check for tension, switch on and make test cut.

this general rule applies to all bandsaw, regardless of brand, make, vintage. do remember that this is not a toy, it will cut through, wood, metal and your fingers...

do remember, that these operations must be performed every time when you change the blade, to not forget to use bit of silicone or teflon spray if you cut very sappy or green wood, do not press and force, use protection screen and googles, you have only two eyes and there are no spares...

No fuse for the motor has an overload protected circuit and resets itself usually within minutes. Your home circuit breaker or fuse in the electrical box needs to be checked.

Is blade being guided? Use a straight edge to guide the material being cut.

I'd say you have the wrong size tires, or at least defective or poor quality ones. They should be pretty tricky to get onto the wheels, requiring some leverage as you work them on, but they should be a very tight fit which will prevent them from moving. Sounds like the tires are too lose to me.

google jet band saw jwbs-18 manual. there several sites including manufacture

hi jason. this is all i could find,go to this link and have a look. diagram of Jet 200336 Indicator Bar Google Search

I would guess pitch or just saw dust in the gears. I have had on my saw that i cranked it up just a little to much and it locked up on the gear. I ended up taking the blade out and loosened the gears and shaft on the tilting mechanism to relief the pressure. Put it back together and it worked fine.

I am not sure what model you have but they have this saw in two models one is 230 volt only the other is 230/460 volt. But that is not a 220 volt circuit. 220 volt is single phase where the 230/460 is a 3 phase circuit. Look on your motor and see what the power requirement is. if you have a different machine then the one I am looking at I would switch over to the auto function.

If you have not supplied enough power (like using an extension cord) the motor sees a big voltage drop, starts drawing a lot of current and eventually overheats. Make certain to use a good supply. JET Tools

There should be 2 handles: height and tilt. Tilt is typically located perpendicular to the blade on the base of the saw.

Call bandsawparts.com . They have aftermarket band saw tires.

you can download the manual from this sitewww2.woodcraft.com/pdf/708100.pdf

You should check your manual. There's a blade tension handle on my bandsaw, which is adjusted every time I need to change tension or change blade. There ways how to check the correct tension, you can pluck the blade like a string on a guitar and if you hear music not like sound, tension is good. Or you can follow the suggestion blade tension on your saw. or you may also use tension gauge.

If the motor isn't HOT when it kicks out you need to replace the thermal sensor is all. If it IS, then the motor needs replacing.