Chip Inspection Chart - Grizzly G0664 Owner's Manual

chip inspection chart

the best method of evaluating the performance of your cutting operation is to inspect the chips that are
formed. refer to the chart below for chip inspection guidelines.
Chip Chip
Appearance Description
thin & Curled
hard, thick &
short
hard, strong &
thick
hard, strong &
thick
hard & thin
straight & thin
powdery
Curled tight &
thin
g0664 heavy duty Metal-Cutting Bandsaw
Chip Inspection Chart
Chip
Color
silver
Brown or Blue
Brown or Blue
silver or light
Brown
silver
silver
silver
silver
figure 38. Chip inspection chart.
Blade feed
Speed Rate
Good Good
decrease decrease
decrease decrease
decrease
Good
slightly
increase decrease
Good increase
decrease increase
Good
decrease
feed Additional
pressure Actions
Good
decrease
decrease
decrease Check Blade
slightly pitch
Check Blade
decrease
pitch
increase
increase
Check Blade
decrease
pitch
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