Woodstock W1715 manual Blades break often

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Blades break often.	1.	The workpiece is loose in the vise.	1.	Clamp the workpiece tighter, or use a jig to hold the
				workpiece.
	2.	The feed or cut speed is wrong.	2.	Refer to Feed Rate on Page 23, or Blade Speed on
				Page 24 and adjust as required.
	3.	The blade TPI is too great, or the	3.	Refer to Blade Selection on Page 26 and adjust as
		material is too coarse.		required.
	4.	The blade is rubbing on the wheel	4.	Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 31, and adjust as
		flange.		required.
	5.	The bandsaw is being started with	5.	Start bandsaw and then slowly lower the headstock
		the blade resting on the work-		by setting the feed rate.
		piece.
	6.	The guide bearings are misaligned,	6.	Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 31, or Blade Guides
		or the blade is rubbing on the		on Page 23, and adjust as required.
		wheel flange.
	7.	The blade is too thick, or the	7.	Use a higher quality blade.
		blades are of low quality.
Blade dulls prematurely.	1.	The cutting speed is too fast.	1.	Refer to Blade Speed on Page 24 and adjust as
				required.
	2.	The blade TPI is too coarse.	2.	Refer to Blade Selection on Page 26 and adjust as
				required.
	3.	The blade feed pressure is too	3.	Refer to Feed Rate on Page 23, and adjust as
		light.		required.
	4.	The workpiece has hard spots,	4.	Increase the feed pressure, and reduce the cutting
		welds, or scale is on the material.		speed.
	5.	The blade is twisted.	5.	Replace the blade.
	6.	The blade is slipping on the	6.	Refer to Blade Tension on Page 32, and adjust as
		wheels.		required.
Blade wears on one side.	1.	The blade guides are worn or mis-	1.	Refer to Blade Guides on Page 23 and replace or
		adjusted.		adjust.

2.The blade guide slide bracket is 2. Tighten the blade guide bracket. loose.

3.The wheels are out of alignment. 3. Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 31, and adjust as required.

Teeth are ripping from the	1.	The feed pressure is too heavy and	1.	Refer to Blade Selection on Page 26 and decrease
blade.		the blade speed is too slow; or		the feed pressure. Refer to Feed Rate on Page 23,
		the blade TPI is too coarse for the		and adjust as required.
		workpiece.
	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	3.	Use a coarser-tooth blade.
		with chips.
The cuts are crooked.	1.	The feed pressure is too high.	1.	Refer to Feed Rate on Page 23, and adjust as
				required.
	2.	The guide bearings are out of	2.	Refer to Blade Guides on Page 23 and replace or
		adjustment, or too far away from		adjust.
		the workpiece.
	3.	The blade tension is low.	3.	Refer to Blade Tension on Page 32, and adjust as
				required.
	4.	The blade is dull.	4.	Refer to Blade Change on Page 30 and replace the
				blade.
	5.	The blade speed is wrong.	5.	Refer to Blade Speed on Page 24 and adjust as
				required.

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