Bandsaw Operations

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Machine is loud when

1. Excessive feed rate.

1. Refer to Feed Rate on Page 26, or Changing Blade

cutting or bogs down in

 

Speed on Page 23, and adjust as required.

the cut.

2. The blade TPI is too great, or the

2. Refer to Blade Selection on Page 24 and adjust as

 

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 26, or Changing Blade

 

 

Speed on 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

 

material is too coarse.

required.

 

5. The blade is rubbing on the wheel

5. Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 34, and adjust as

 

flange.

required.

 

6. The bandsaw is being started with

6. Start bandsaw and then slowly lower the bow by set-

 

the blade resting on the workpiece.

ting the feed rate.

 

7. The guide bearings are misaligned,

7. Refer to Blade Tracking on Page 34, or Blade Guides

 

or the blade is rubbing on the wheel

on Page 24, 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 prematurely.

1. The cutting speed is too fast.

1. Refer to Changing Blade Speed on Page 23, and

 

 

adjust as required.

 

2. The blade TPI is too coarse.

2. Refer to Blade Selection on Page 24, and adjust as

 

 

required.

 

3. The blade feed pressure is too light.

3. Refer to Feed Rate on Page 26, 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 34, and adjust as

 

 

required.

 

 

 

Blade wears on one side.

1. The blade guides are worn or mis-

1. Refer to Blade Guides on Page 24 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 34, and adjust as

 

 

required.

 

 

 

Teeth are ripping from the

1. The feed pressure is too heavy

1. Refer to Blade Selection on Page 24 and decrease

blade.

and the blade speed is too slow; or

the feed pressure. Refer to Feed Rate on Page 26,

 

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 with

3. Use a coarser-tooth blade.

 

chips.

 

 

 

 

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G0561 specifications

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