SHOKR
Well-Known Member
hey guys
i bought a dewalt portaband while ago and used it for handle material and it was great, but when i started using it for cutting thong tubes or knife steel things got bit messy
the tubes shave the teeth for some reason, any idea why? (and i think once the steel did that as well)
i wanted to ask also about the speeds i ought to use for materials/thicknesses from your opinion, i figured some by feel but want to know from experience the most efficient
(yesterday it took me 3 hours to cut out 5 blades ranging between 10-12" in 1/4" D2 with 10/14tpi blade i think)
i think thats a lot but i dont have much experience. and the weird thing is sometimes i felt its cutting really well and others i had to push really hard(which sometimes leads to blade being stuck in the steel while the saw is running)
i asked before about the tpi for thickness and was told 2.5 teeth inside the material at all time, is that right?
after using the bandsaw for a little bit the blades started tracking outwards (ie half the blade is between the bearings and the other is outside, so i end up having to push more than usual to cut) any idea why or how to fix it?
any other information is welcome of course
thanks
i bought a dewalt portaband while ago and used it for handle material and it was great, but when i started using it for cutting thong tubes or knife steel things got bit messy
the tubes shave the teeth for some reason, any idea why? (and i think once the steel did that as well)
i wanted to ask also about the speeds i ought to use for materials/thicknesses from your opinion, i figured some by feel but want to know from experience the most efficient
(yesterday it took me 3 hours to cut out 5 blades ranging between 10-12" in 1/4" D2 with 10/14tpi blade i think)
i think thats a lot but i dont have much experience. and the weird thing is sometimes i felt its cutting really well and others i had to push really hard(which sometimes leads to blade being stuck in the steel while the saw is running)
i asked before about the tpi for thickness and was told 2.5 teeth inside the material at all time, is that right?
after using the bandsaw for a little bit the blades started tracking outwards (ie half the blade is between the bearings and the other is outside, so i end up having to push more than usual to cut) any idea why or how to fix it?
any other information is welcome of course
thanks
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