Adjusting/setting up a bandsaw

[f350ca]

I must be lucky. I bought a 4 x 6 years ago (maybe 20) It still sits on its tin stand, the wheels fell off so it just gets drug around now. It still has the original guide bearings that have never been adjusted, the vice gets adjusted square after its been swung for a bevel cut. The drive wheel came loose once, think it uses a cap screw to hold it on. Its still running but set up vertically now to make small cuts. It ate blades with no coolant so I bought a chinese next size bigger one with coolant 6 or 7 years ago. It takes a 3/4 wide blade that keep cutting forever. Again its never had the guides adjusted and cuts straight as long as the blade is reasonable sharp and has some set left. I've never adjusted the blade tracking on either of them. The wet one gets the cuttings shovelled out when the coolant cant make it back to the tank. These things are bullet proof.