Look at the video clip from The Wood Whisperer at 2.20 mins in to see how to gauge the blade tension. The method used here to set up a bandsaw works perfectly and I’m using this method on both my large and small Axminster machines. Follow the procedures in the video and your machine will work fantastically.
Incidentally, you probably know this already, but the blade tension on a bandsaw should be reduced at the end of the working day; if not, there’s the possibility of producing a ‘flat’ on the tyre…pun not intended 
