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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
The band saw blade breaks
The saw blade becomes quickly
dull
The saw blade jumps off the
band wheel
The saw blade cuts oblique
The saw blade cuts rough /
uneven
The blade twists
The saw blade runs slowly or
stops during operation
Unusual wear of the back of the
blade
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PROBABLE CAUSE
1. The belt tension is insufficient.
2. Incorrect speed or feed rate
3. The log is loose on the rails
4. The band saw blade hits against the
wheel flange
5. Band saw blade is not for the type of
log being processed
6. Saw band teeth hits the log before it
reaches the correct speed.
7. The blocks that aligned the blade are
not properly aligned
1. Wrong type of blade is use
2. The saw blade is spinning too fast
3. Hard wood
4. The band saw blade is positioned
incorrectly
5. The band saw blade is insufficient
tensioned
1. The saw blade tension is insufficient
2. Improper adjustment of the saw band
guide
3. The belts are worn
4. The band saw blade is dull
5. Feed speed is too fast
1. The log is not rectangular
2. Feed speed is too fast
3. The saw blade is insufficient tensioned
4. The saw blade is dull
5. Saw band-steering is loose
1. The blade rotational speed and / or the
forward feed speed is too fast
2. Wrong type of saw blade is installed
1. The saw blade cuts too fast
2. The blade is overstrained
1. The band saw blade is insufficiently
tensioned
2. Improper belt tension
3. Feeding speed is too fast
1. Band saw blade guide is worn
2. The band saw blade guide roller is loose
Table of contents
MEASURE
1. Tighten the blade
2. Increase the speed of the band saw
blade and adjust the feeding speed, the
slower the better
3. Ensure that the log is correctly attached
on the rails before processing begins
4. Adjust the saw blade position
5. Use only recommended saw blade
6. Let the blade reach the right operating
speed before operation
7. Adjust and align the guide blocks
1. Use only recommended saw blades.
2. Adjust the blade speed, reduce speed
3. Reduce speed when cutting hard wood
4. Control how band saw blade is
mounted, mount correctly
5. Tighten the band saw blade
1. Adjust the tension of the saw blade
2. Adjust the gap between the blocks and
the blade
3. Adjust belt tension
4. Replace blade
5. Reduce your speed when cutting
1. Cut the log until it reaches the right
dimension
2. Reduce feed speed
3. Tighten the belt slightly
4. Replace the saw blade
5. Adjust the saw guide
1. Reduce speed
2. Use only recommended saw blades
1. Reduce feed speed
2. Adjust the saw blade's tension
1. Tension band saw blade
2. Tension the belt or if belt / belts are
worn, replace.
3. Reduce feeding speed
1. Change control blocks
2. Tension guide roller
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