The Ridgid BS14002
This is probably one of the cheapest non-tabletop band saws ever made, and it shows. I was never able to make straight cuts with it. Every time I used it I thought it was going to shake itself apart. Once we got moved into our new home and I had a chance to asses my tools, fresh out of long-term storage. This band saw was the first to get the full treatment.
I reviewed several YouTube videos where people far more familiar with the maintenance of band saws were overhauling these models with seriously respectable results. Better than out-of-the-box results. I took in all of their advice and had at it over a couple of weekends:
Just starting to strip it down Don’t forget the wiring new dolly I was just going to use this 1/2″ pressed board as a template Then make this layer out of some good 1/2″ plywood. Lining things back up I should have done it anyway but I was too tired by this time to go out for the 1/2″ ply I needed to replace the pressed board so I just painted it and kept going. I got the new tires mounted but still needed to install a new blade.
Once I got it all back together with a new blade I tuned it and 95% of the vibration was gone. I was even able to get a nickel to stand on edge on while turning it on and running it.