Woodstock M1054 owner manual Bandsaw Operations

M1048 10" x 18" Metal Cutting Bandsaw

Bandsaw Operations

SYMPTOM					POSSIBLE CAUSE		CORRECTIVE ACTION
Machine		is	loud	1.	Excessive feed rate.	1.	Refer to Feed Rate on Page 20, or Changing Blade
when	cutting		or				Speed on Page 20, and adjust as required.
bogs	down in		the	2.	The blade TPI is too great, or the	2.	Refer to Blade Selection on Page 19 and adjust as
cut.					material is too coarse.		required.
Blades break often.				1.	Blade is not tensioned correctly.	1.	Check to see that blade is not excessively tight or too
							loose.
				2.	The workpiece is loose in the vise.	2.	Clamp the workpiece tighter, or use a jig to hold the
							workpiece.
				3.	The feed or cut speed is wrong.	3.	Refer to Feed Rate on Page 20, or Changing Blade
							Speed on Page 20, and adjust as required.
				4.	The blade TPI is too great, or the	4.	Refer to Blade Selection on Page 19, and adjust as
					material is too coarse.		required.
				5.	The blade is rubbing on the wheel	5.	Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 29, and adjust as
					flange.		required.
				6.	The bandsaw is being started with the	6.	Start bandsaw and then slowly lower the headstock by
					blade resting on the workpiece.		setting the feed rate.
				7.	The guide bearings are misaligned,	7.	Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 29, or Blade Guides on
					or the blade is rubbing on the wheel		Page 30 and adjust as required.
					flange.
				8.	The blade is too thick, or the blades	8.	Use a higher quality blade.
					are of low quality.
Blade	dulls prema-			1.	The cutting speed is too fast.	1.	Refer to Changing Blade Speed on Page 20, and adjust
turely.							as required.
				2.	The blade TPI is too coarse.	2.	Refer to Blade Selection on Page 19, and adjust as
							required.
				3.	The blade feed pressure is too light.	3.	Refer to Feed Rate on Page 20, and adjust as required.
				4.	The workpiece has hard spots, welds,	4.	Increase the feed pressure, and reduce the cutting
					or scale is on the material.		speed.
				5.	The blade is twisted.	5.	Replace the blade.
				6.	The blade is slipping on the wheels.	6.	Refer to Blade Tension on Page 29, and adjust as
							required.
Blade wears on one				1.	The blade guides are worn or mis-	1.	Refer to Blade Guides on Page 30 and replace or
side.					adjusted.		adjust.
				2.	The blade guide slide bracket is	2.	Tighten the blade guide bracket.
					loose.		Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 29, and adjust as
				3.	The wheels are out of alignment.	3.
							required.
Teeth	are	ripping		1.	The feed pressure is too heavy and the	1.	Refer to Blade Selection on Page 19 and decrease the
from the blade.					blade speed is too slow; or the blade		feed pressure. Refer to Feed Rate on Page 20, and adjust
					TPI is too coarse for the workpiece.		as required.
				2.	The workpiece is vibrating in the	2.	Re-clamp the workpiece in the vise, and use a jig if
					vise.		required.
				3.	The blade gullets are loading up with	3.	Use a coarser-tooth blade.
					chips.
The	cuts		are	1.	The feed pressure is too high.	1.	Refer to Feed Rate on Page 20, and adjust as required.	SERVICE
crooked.						2.	Refer to Blade Guides on Page 30 and replace or
				2.	The guide bearings are out of adjust-		adjust.
					ment, or too far away from the		Refer to Blade Tension on Page 29, and adjust as
					workpiece.	3.
				3.	The blade tension is low.		required.
						4.	Refer to Blade Change on Page 28 and replace the
				4.	The blade is dull.		blade.
						5.	Refer to Blade Speed on Page 20, and adjust as
				5.	The blade speed is wrong.		required.
				6.	Blade not square to table.	6.	Refer to Squaring Blade to Table on Page 31.

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