How to Lubricate the Wheels for the Blade on a Sears Band Saw

A Sears Craftsman tabletop band saw has two wheels mounted inside its shell. These wheels rotate the band saw blade. The wheels have a thin rubber coating on them to aid with traction; however, adding a small amount of lubrication to the wheels will help to clean them off. When lubricating your band saw wheels, use a general all-purpose lubricating oil.

All-purpose lubricating oil

Instructions

- 1
  Unplug your Sears Craftsman band saw from its electrical outlet.
- 2
  Locate the locks on the housing doors. Press in on the locks and rotate the locks 1/4-turn counterclockwise to unlock them. Open the doors to expose the upper and lower wheels.
- 3
  Manually rotate the left wheel counterclockwise. As you turn the wheel, place a drop of all-purpose lubricating oil directly onto the blade on the side that will ride against the wheel. Apply five or six drops of oil in total as you turn the wheel.
- 4
  Rotate the wheel counterclockwise five to 10 times to lubricate both wheels. The oil placed on the blade will travel over the upper wheel and get to the lower wheel.
- 5
  Close the doors on the band saw, then lock them by pressing the locks in and turning them 1/4-turn clockwise.
- 6
  Plug the band saw back in.

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