Bandsaw resaw blade dulled?

[robump]

Evening all,

Looking for a bit of advice, I was resawing some maple earlier about 90mm deep on a tuffsaws fastcut blade.

All was going well with no burning until suddenly the blade slipped behind the thrust bearing and the side guides started spinning. I slowly pulled the maple out the cut and adjusted the trust bearing so the back of the blade had more support but when I went back into the cut the blade won't cut and just burns.

My immediate thoughts are that the blade might be dull (hoping not as I've only used it about 5 times!) but could a blade slipping behind the thrust bearing really kill it that quickly?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Spectric]

Have the side guides contacted the blade so that they have damaged the teeth, in normal use they are behind the gullet ?

 

[robump]

I think so, I think the teeth on the blade went almost to the centre of the side bearings.

 

[Orraloon]

It will have taken the set off the teeth as they got squashed between the rollers, so I have a feeling it may be knackered in its current state. You could ask around if anyone is able to reset the teeth. Not something I have ever tried doing.
Regards
John

 

[robump]

Thanks for your help guys.... Time for a new blade!