Just an observation but.....is that blade on the right way round? From the look of those wheels they could have been off a metal-cutting bandsaw, the ridge on the back of the wheel is the clue that makes me wonder. Metal cutting saws turn slowly and because of their design the wheels seem to be flat (no crown) and they have no rubber tyre for the blade to run on. On a horizontal metal-cutting saw there is a twist in the blade so that the blade will cut without the housing fouling the material being cut.
From what I can see of that saw the blade should face the other way, that is with the teeth away from that ridge on the wheel. That way when the blade wants to move back on the pulley under load the back of the blade will ride on the lip on the wheel and not fall off the pulley, just like it would have if it were a metal-cutting saw. At the moment, without blade guides to keep things in place, the blade can just walk off the back of the wheels unless there is extreme tension on the blade and that reduces band life, especially on small wheels.
A 12" pulley is a bit small for a fast-turning wood saw but OK for a slow turning metal saw. I think "Cooks" recomend 19" as an absolute minimum diameter for their 1&1/4" blades.
Oh, I forgot...silly me. The teeth of the blade need to be clear of the bandwheel otherwise you will stuff-up the "set" of the teeth and the blade won't cut worth a..:censored:...oh dear, all the OZ terms for that are a bit rude and I have no idea of the polite US equivalent terms
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I know, won't cut worth a pinch of sawdust. That's it. Sawdust...
Apart from all the above, mate, you done good! You are a lot farther in front than I am with your building and things look pretty good.
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