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Blades break often. | 1. | Blade is not tensioned correctly. | 1. | Check to see that blade is not excessively tight or |
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| 2. | The workpiece is loose in the vise. | 2. | Clamp the workpiece tighter, or use a jig to hold the |
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| workpiece. |
| 3. | The feed or cut speed is wrong. | 3. | Refer to Feed Rate on Page 25, or Blade Speed on |
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| Page 23, and adjust as required. |
| 4. | The blade TPI is too great, or the | 4. | Refer to Blade Selection on Page 24 and adjust as |
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| material is too coarse. |
| required. |
| 5. | The blade is rubbing on the wheel | 5. | Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 29, and adjust as |
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| flange. |
| required. |
| 6. | The bandsaw is being started | 6. | Start bandsaw and then slowly lower the headstock |
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| workpiece. |
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| 7. | The guide bearings are misaligned, | 7. | Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 29, or Blade Guides |
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| on Page 19 and adjust as required. |
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| wheel flange. |
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| 8. | The blade is too thick, or the | 8. | Use a higher quality blade. |
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| blades are of low quality. |
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Blade dulls prematurely. | 1. | The cutting speed is too fast. | 1. | Refer to Blade Speed on Page 23, and adjust as |
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| required. |
| 2. | The blade TPI is too coarse. | 2. | Refer to Blade Selection on Page 24, and adjust as |
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| required. |
| 3. | The blade feed pressure is too | 3. | Refer to Feed Rate on Page 25, and adjust as |
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| light. |
| required. |
| 4. | The workpiece has hard spots, | 4. | Increase the feed pressure, and reduce the cutting |
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| 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 18, and adjust as |
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| wheels. |
| required. |
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Blade wears on one side. | 1. | The blade guides are worn or mis- | 1. | Refer to Blade Guides on Page 19 and replace or |
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| adjusted. |
| adjust. |
| 2. | The blade guide slide bracket is | 2. | Tighten the blade guide bracket. |
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| loose. |
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| 3. | The wheels are out of alignment. | 3. | Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 29, and adjust as |
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| required. |
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Teeth are ripping from the | 1. | The feed pressure is too heavy and | 1. | Refer to Blade Selection on Page 24 and decrease |
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| the blade speed is too slow; or |
| the feed pressure. Refer to Feed Rate on Page 25, |
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| the blade TPI is too coarse for the |
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| workpiece. |
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| 2. | The workpiece is vibrating in the | 2. | |
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| vise. |
| required. |
| 3. | The blade gullets are loading up | 3. | Use a |
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| with chips. |
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