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Plastic
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2012
- Location
- Atlanta Geogia
We are always playing with our tools and machine. But not literally playing, of course. We tend to keep ourselves busy as much as possible in our shops to make our projects, to create something new etc..And after doing some hard work and when the day ends, we clean our messy shops for the next day work. We clean our tools and machine because they are like our pets or even like our best friends. That is why we take good care of them. I think, the most expensive machine that I bought for myself is my band saw. And it has been very helpful to me. I always clean it up and also my blades. It is important for me to discuss the ways to ensure the band saw life. Proper maintenance of your band saw blade is paramount to effectual sawing. I always make sure that my blade is accurately set and properly sharpened. We always encounter problems with our band saw blades and mostly of those are the following: inaccurate cut, stripping and wearing well out of teeth, dulling of teeth and sometimes, if improperly used, will lead to blade breakage. The reason why we encounter these problems because we neglect some important rules in using our band saw blades like not installing the blade correctly , wheel alignment is not properly set , faulty speed and feed rates , guides are not badly placed or in the other words, we simply not using it right. There are typical ways on how to strengthen your band saw blade life or to maintain the efficiency of your band saw blades. These ways are: Break-in, tensioning, and sharpening.
The main target of doing a proper break in of your band saw blade is to have a uniform shape and spacing of saw teeth. It is very essential to know how to take good care of the blades. This is actually one of the aspects that we overlooked of caring our band saw blades. The aftereffect can be blade breakage. This can be avoided by performing break in action.
The purpose of tensioning is to remove the unbalanced force distribution on the table. It is a method of stretching the saw blade body in the inner area of the blade to compensate for expansion of the band saw edges, due to heat buildup during sawing. Blades should be tensioned properly to have straight cuts. Also, if saw blades are not in use, reduce the tension. Please acknowledge that insufficient tension will cause the saw blade to break , to flutter and to push the saw blade off or from the wheel.
To get the most out of your blade, it is important to sharpen it periodically. With your band saw off, gently rub a sharpening stone along both sides of the blade.
Take care of band saw blades to lengthen its life. Additionally, when working with power tools, safety is of utmost important thing to remember.
An excerpt from : Basic Band Saw Blade MaintenanceBandSawBlog
I just love reading articles and blogs about some power tools.
The main target of doing a proper break in of your band saw blade is to have a uniform shape and spacing of saw teeth. It is very essential to know how to take good care of the blades. This is actually one of the aspects that we overlooked of caring our band saw blades. The aftereffect can be blade breakage. This can be avoided by performing break in action.
The purpose of tensioning is to remove the unbalanced force distribution on the table. It is a method of stretching the saw blade body in the inner area of the blade to compensate for expansion of the band saw edges, due to heat buildup during sawing. Blades should be tensioned properly to have straight cuts. Also, if saw blades are not in use, reduce the tension. Please acknowledge that insufficient tension will cause the saw blade to break , to flutter and to push the saw blade off or from the wheel.
To get the most out of your blade, it is important to sharpen it periodically. With your band saw off, gently rub a sharpening stone along both sides of the blade.
Take care of band saw blades to lengthen its life. Additionally, when working with power tools, safety is of utmost important thing to remember.
An excerpt from : Basic Band Saw Blade MaintenanceBandSawBlog
I just love reading articles and blogs about some power tools.