While cutting some material for a work welding positioner project, the tire on my craftsman 108.2292 blew. Having replaced the tires originally several years ago when i bought the machine, I didnt think this would take more than an hour at worst. The saw came with a set of the original rubber tires. I used the recommended 3M adhesive, which i had to order online when i original replaced.
The tire that came off was definitely going to need replaced and had sheared off the wheel leaving a thin layer of rubber and adhesive behind. I checked multiple sources on the easiest way to remove and get back to metal. The first issue i encountered was not having the correct size snap ring pliers to remove the wheel. After a quick trip to HF and removing the wheel I had 3 days of soaking in various recommended solvents and wire brushing, which barely made a dent.
What eventually worked was some painstaking scraping with a pick as the wheel had minor grooves around the od and alternately soaking with goof off. and finally some scraping with a razor blade.
To all the posts i read, I call BS on paint thinner and the like. Maybe that would work with some generic rubber cement and or on newer or modern machines and tire material. I dont know, but it did not work for me.
Thankfully i will be replacing with new urethane bandsaw tire material that does not require any adhesive and simply stretches over the wheel.
I post only to affirm that it is not always as easy as it looks or what some would lead you to believe and depends on your specific circumstances and equipment.
The tire that came off was definitely going to need replaced and had sheared off the wheel leaving a thin layer of rubber and adhesive behind. I checked multiple sources on the easiest way to remove and get back to metal. The first issue i encountered was not having the correct size snap ring pliers to remove the wheel. After a quick trip to HF and removing the wheel I had 3 days of soaking in various recommended solvents and wire brushing, which barely made a dent.
What eventually worked was some painstaking scraping with a pick as the wheel had minor grooves around the od and alternately soaking with goof off. and finally some scraping with a razor blade.
To all the posts i read, I call BS on paint thinner and the like. Maybe that would work with some generic rubber cement and or on newer or modern machines and tire material. I dont know, but it did not work for me.
Thankfully i will be replacing with new urethane bandsaw tire material that does not require any adhesive and simply stretches over the wheel.
I post only to affirm that it is not always as easy as it looks or what some would lead you to believe and depends on your specific circumstances and equipment.
