tigerturnings
Established Member
Hi all,
I recently upgraded my bandsaw to a Jet 18" and have been pleased with the machine overall. I'm running a Dragon blade, 1/2" 3TPI, and using the supplied "euro" blade guides.
The problem I'm having is that when I'm cutting wet wood for turning blanks, wood dust/sap/etc builds up on the inside of the blade (ie the side that touches the bandwheels). The blade then goes through the guides much more roughly and this can lead to excess vibration. When hand turning the wheels today, sometimes the blade got pushed forward out of the guides due to the increased thickness.
I always use a good dust extractor when using the bandsaw (not sure of flow rate but it's an industrial unit and there's virtually no dust left in the saw cabinet after use).
A wire brush held against the blade while turning the bandwheels by hand brought about enough improvement that I could get on this evening but it looks like it may become a problem again. Any ideas how I can prevent this from continuing?
Cheers
I recently upgraded my bandsaw to a Jet 18" and have been pleased with the machine overall. I'm running a Dragon blade, 1/2" 3TPI, and using the supplied "euro" blade guides.
The problem I'm having is that when I'm cutting wet wood for turning blanks, wood dust/sap/etc builds up on the inside of the blade (ie the side that touches the bandwheels). The blade then goes through the guides much more roughly and this can lead to excess vibration. When hand turning the wheels today, sometimes the blade got pushed forward out of the guides due to the increased thickness.
I always use a good dust extractor when using the bandsaw (not sure of flow rate but it's an industrial unit and there's virtually no dust left in the saw cabinet after use).
A wire brush held against the blade while turning the bandwheels by hand brought about enough improvement that I could get on this evening but it looks like it may become a problem again. Any ideas how I can prevent this from continuing?
Cheers