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Frequently Asked Questions
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The saw develops camber
THE SAW DEVELOPS CAMBER
Possible Causes
Solution
The feed pressure is too heavy
Reduce feed rate
The saw guides are too far apart
Adjust closer to work
The blade is riding against the flange
on the wheel
Tilt the wheel for proper
tracking
The roller guides are not properly
adjusted
Readjust
The saw band pitch is too fine
Use a more coarse pitch
The band saw is cutting crooked
THE BAND SAW IS CUTTING CROOKED
Possible Causes
Solution
The guides are out of adjustment
Readjust
The guides are worn
Repair or replace them
The feed is too heavy
Reduce feed
The blade is badly worn
Replace blade
The guide arms are too far apart from
the work-piece
Adjust guide arms
The saw blade breaks prematurely
THE SAW BLADE BREAKS PREMATURELY
Possible Causes
Solution
The speed is too low
Increase speed
There is too much feed
Decrease feed
The blade is too thick for the
diameter of the wheels
Use a lighter gauge
There is cracking at the weld
Try longer anneal
The pitch is too coarse
Use a finer pitch
There is excessive blade tension
Reduce tension
The guides are too tight or out
of adjustment
Readjust
The saw dulls prematurely
THE SAW DULLS PREMATURELY
Possible Causes
Solution
The band velocity is too high
Reduce band velocity
The feed rate is too light
Increase feed rate
The saw guides are improper for
the band width
Replace the guides with
the correct ones
The saw idles through the cut
Keep teeth engaged and
keep feed pressure
The pitch is too coarse
Use a finer pitch
The coolant is improperly
directed
Apply coolant at point of
cut
There is improper break-in on
a new blade
Reduce feed rate by half
on the first few cuts
THE SAW BLADE GULLETS ARE LOADING UP
Possible Causes
Solution
The pitch is too fine
Use a more coarse pitch
Your band speed is too great
Reduce band speed
You are cutting dry
Use coolant
The saw blade gullets are loading up
The blade stalls in the work-piece
THE BLADE SQUEALS WHILE SAWING
Possible Causes
Solution
Feed pressure too light
Increase feed rate
Guides are worn
Lubricate guide rollers;
if problem persists,
replace guide rollers
Chips are welding to the blade teeth
THE CHIPS ARE WELDING TO THE BAND SAW BLADE TEETH
Possible Causes
Solution
The feed force is too heavy
Use a more coarse pitch
The chip brush is out of
alignment
Adjust chip brush
The coolant is the wrong type,
improperly mixed, or improperly
applied
Change the coolant
The saw vibrates in the cut
THE SAW VIBRATES IN THE CUT
Possible Causes
Solution
The wrong speed is being used for
the material and its thickness
See the section on
recommended speed
and feed in your
owner's manual
There is insufficient blade tension
Increase the tension
The pitch is too coarse
Select a finer pitch
There is incorrect feed pressure
Adjust the feed pressure
The work-piece is not held securely
Tighten the clamp
The bandsaw becomes scored
THE BAND SAW BECOMES SCORED
Possible Causes
Solution
The saw guides are worn
Replace them
The guides are out of alignment
Adjust the guides
The guides are too tight
Adjust the guides
The blade develops twist
THE BLADE DEVELOPS TWIST
Possible Causes
Solution
The saw is binding in the cut
Reduce feed rate
There is too much blade tension
Reduce blade tension
The saw guide inserts are too
close to the saw
Tilt the wheel for proper
tracking
The width of blade is wrong for
the radius being cut
Use narrower band saw
blade
The cutting rate is too slow
THE CUTTING RATE IS TOO SLOW
Possible Causes
Solution
The feed rate is too slow
Increase feed rate
The saw speed is too slow
Increase saw speed
The saw pitch is too fine
Use a more coarse pitch
You are not using coolant
Use coolant
The saw loses set prematurely
THE SAW LOSES SET PREMATURELY
Possible Causes
Solution
The saw is too wide for the radius
being cut
Replace the blade with a
more narrow blade
The saw speed is too fast
Decrease saw speed
The saw is rubbing against the vise
or running deep in the guides
Check the travel and
adjust if necessary
You are not using coolant
Use coolant
The saw teeth rip out
THE SAW TEETH RIP OUT
Possible Causes
Solution
The speed is too low
Increase band velocity
There is excessive feed pressure
Decrease feed rate
The gullets are loading
Use a coarser pitch or
higher viscosity lubricant;
or, attach brush to
remove chips
You are sawing dry
Use coolant where
possible
The pitch is too coarse
Use a finer pitch on thin
sections
The work is not tightly clamped
Tighten work-piece to
prevent vibration
THE BLADE STALLS IN THE WORK-PIECE
Possible Causes
Solution
The feed rate is too great
Decrease feed rate
The blade is badly worn or
missing teeth
Replace blade
The blade squeals while sawing
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