Making bandsaw wheels

[tonyfoale]

Here are some pix of my wheel balancer. The wheel axle sits on the two bearings each side, The bearings need to spin very freely so that means that they must have no seals, be very clean and lubricated with nothing or very thin oil if any. Dry ceramic bearings are the best for low friction.



Some balancers have larger diameter "wheels" on the bearings, usually knife edged. These increase sensitivity, but you ought to use hardened axles if you use knife edges. Plain bearings as illustrated here are amply sensitive for wheel balancing.

This photo shows the weights on the wheel rim.