Around 8 years ago I bought a barely used 14" Jet bandsaw. A great buy at $125. Before I did a thing with it, I used the manual to adjust every single thing about the saw. Not one adjustment was correct and most were loose. No wonder it didn't cut good for him. After I used it for a while, I noticed that dust was collecting at my feet. It was coming from the underside near the blade. So I fashioned a plastic piece to contain the dust and allow the vacuum to suck it out. It worked................however I didn't know what else it altered until recently. The saw wouldn't cut straight at all. An inspection showed the dust had settled in the lower ball bearing and it froze up. 

So the "great idea" wasn't so great after all.

Well it seemed like a good idea at the time!

 

I had trouble with the rubber tires getting coated with sawdust. Took an old toothbrush and made a clamp to hold it in place to keep the bottom tire clean.

 

Well my Jet full sized saw already had your tooth brushes and a botom vacum port for the DC.   Plus a shroud over the lower bearing that keeps the dust off.

Glad you worked it out.

 

2 hours ago, lew said:

Took an old toothbrush and made a clamp to hold it in place

I am with lew on this, just used a fingernail brush.  Now the dust thing, I noticed it was much better after I installed a better hook up for the DC right at the machine.

 

Upper wheel.

 

 

Lower wheel.

 

 

DC ducting for BS.  I know that a 4 inch pipe would be better and if it were possible without major renovations I would have done so.  But I was unwilling to tear into the wall and redo a good portion of the DC system so this will have to do.  My take is something is better than nothing.