G0613/14 Swivel Mast Metal Cutting Bandsaw -31-
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
Machine is loud when
cutting or bogs down in
the cut.
1. Excessive feed rate.
2. The blad e TPI is too great, or the
material is too coarse.
1. Refer to F eed Rate on Page 25, or Blade Speed
on Page 23 and adjust as required.
2. Refer to B lade Selection on Pag e 23 and adjust as
required.
Blades break often. 1. Blade i s not tensioned correctly.
2. The work piece is loose in the v ise.
3. The feed or cut speed is wrong.
4. The blad e TPI is too great, or the
material is too coarse.
5. The blad e is rubbing on the whee l
flange.
6. The ban dsaw is being started with
the blade resting on the wor kpiece.
7. The gui de bearings are
misaligned, or the blade is rubbing
on the wheel flange.
8. The blad e is too thick, or the
blades are of low quality.
1. Check to see that blade is not exces sively tight or
too loose.
2. Clamp t he workpiece tighter, or use a j ig to hold the
workpiece.
3. Refer to F eed Rate on Page 25, or Blade Speed
on Page 23, and adjust as required.
4. Refer to B lade Selection on Pag e 23, and adjust
as required.
5. Refer to B lade Squaring on Page 4 0, and adjust
as required.
6. Start bandsaw and then slowly lower the headstock
by setting the feed rate.
7. Refer to B lade Squaring on Page 4 0, or Blade
Guides on Page 34, and ad just as required.
8. Use a higher quality blade.
Blade dulls prematurely. 1. The cu tting speed is too fast.
2. The blad e TPI is too coarse.
3. The blad e feed pressure is too
light.
4. The work piece has hard spots,
welds, or scale.
5. The blad e is twisted.
6. The blad e is slipping on the
wheels.
1. Refer to B lade Speed on Page 2 3, and adjust as
required.
2. Refer to B lade Selection on Pag e 23, and adjust
as required.
3. Refer to F eed Rate on Page 25, an d adjust as
required.
4. Increase the feed pressure, and reduce the cutting
speed.
5. Replace the blade.
6. Refer to B lade Tension on Page 33, and ad just as
required.
Blade wears on one side. 1. The blad e guides are worn.
2. The blad e guide slide bracket is
loose.
3. The whe els are out of alignment.
1. Refer to B lade Guides on Page 3 4 and replace or
adjust.
2. Tighten the blade guide bracket.
3. Refer to B lade Squaring on Page 4 0, and adjust
as required.
Teeth are ripping from the
blade.
1. The feed pressure is too heavy
and the blade speed is too slow; or
the blade TPI is too coarse for the
workpiece.
2. The workpiece is vibrating in the
vise.
3. The blade gullets are loading up
with chips.
1. Refer to B lade Selection on Pag e 23 and decrease
the feed pressure. Refer to Feed Rate o n Page 25,
and adjust as required.
2. Re-c lamp the workpiece in th e vise, and use a jig if
required.
3. Use a coarser-tooth blade.
The cuts are crooked. 1. The feed pressure is too high.
2. The gui de bearings are out of
adjustment, or too far away from
the workpiece.
3. The blad e tension is low.
4. The blad e is dull.
5. The blad e speed is wrong.
1. Refer to F eed Rate on Page 25, an d adjust as
required.
2. Refer to B lade Guides on Page 3 4 and replace or
adjust.
3. Refer to B lade Tension on Page 33, and ad just as
required.
4. Refer to B lade Change on Page 32 and replace
the blade.
5. Refer to B lade Speed on Page 2 3, and adjust as
required.
Bandsaw Operations