3/16 blade on a RP Bs300e.

[BravoNovember]

Looking for a bit of advice from those more learned on here as I am a relative bandsaw newbie.
I’ve got a BS300E, and for one reason or another ordered a 3/16 blade from tuffsaws for it. I’ve only now checked the manual and the smallest blade mentioned is 1/4.

My question really is will this work on the machine if I can get the guides into a reasonable position? It’s only 1.5mm difference I suppose.
Or will my machine kill itself with fire when I press the green button?

 

[Lazurus]

I am surprised they quote a minimum size, the issues usually arise on the wider blades where the machine is unable to tension them enough. I cant see an issue as long as the guides and bearings can be adjusted sufficiently.

 

[BravoNovember]

I am surprised they quote a minimum size, the issues usually arise on the wider blades where the machine is unable to tension them enough. I cant see an issue as long as the guides and bearings can be adjusted sufficiently.

Cheers for the reply, I appreciate that.
That’s what I thought initially, as the ratings on the tension meter go down to 1/8.
Thanks for the reassurance, I’ll see if I can get it set up.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Your guides probably can't be adjusted to sit behind the teeth on a blade that small. You need to make something up that the blades can run through, like a very hard wood or some kind of plastic.

 

[Orraloon]

There are stabilizer guides for small blades if you cant adjust the side guides far enough back.
Saw Blade Stabilizer - Band Saw Stabilizer | Carter Products
When I first tried my hand at bandsaw boxes I got away with just using the back bearing and taking care to not deflect the blade too far to the side.
Regards
John