Reply To: 14 or 16 inch bandsaw recommendation available in th states

This may be a silly question, but did you leave a blade in tension on the saw when you took your year long break?
I have an old second hand band saw that needed some attention. I find that because I have no way to look directly on to the blade and wheel, that I am very much guesstimating whether I have the blade centered on the crown or not. It’s a bit of a kerfuffle trying to realign the table every time I change a blade, so I have marked on the back, where the adjustment knob is for the upper wheel, which direction of adjustment will have which affect on the alignment of the blade with the table. This helps me to fine tune the alignment of the blade to the fence / table.
I probably do need new tyres, and if I ever get around to it, I may drill an observation hole in the frame, but given that I don’t use the band saw that much, none of those are a high priority at the moment.