Need help with a Band saw problem

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Rayhol

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Can somebody give some help, IÕve got an old Delta Milwaukee band saw with a 3/4 hp motor.
I bought a new Bi- metal 14 tpi blade, Then started cutting some ATS34 1/8 x 1 1/4 stock, I cut the bar into about 7 pieces, hard as hell to push through, then I cut out a couple of liners (416ss), when I went back to cut a blade out of one of those pieces I cut earlier, The blade barely put a scratch in it and I damm near pushed the saw over doing that! What am i doing wrong ? Do i need to slow the saw down or speed it up ?

Will
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A variable speed motor works well on a set up like this.You can slow it down for metal and speed it up for wood.I have seen a craftsman bandsaw set up like this and it worked slick......Bruce

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Will
When you cut the liners the thin stock destroyed the tips of the saw teeth.
You need to keep 3-4 teeth in contact with the work when cutting or the bite gets to deep and the teeth
get dulled, bent or just plain ripped off.
At the rolling mill plant I had just put a new blade in the saw to cut the end off a 20” dia shaft.
I went to the b room and came back to see someone just finishing a cut on 1/8” stainless.
The blade was 3-4 teeth per inch and was ruined with a 4” cut. Lost 6 feet of teeth.
He got the bozo award for that day.

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Edward Randall Schott
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www.angelfire.com/ct/schottknives/

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Thanks guys, you have been a big help, I'll try Slowing the saw down and see if things improve for me.

Will.
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If you go real slow, you can get away with cutting some thin stuff once in awhile, but you might get yourself a cheap 18-24 tpi blade for liners. Also, it is a good idea to not push too hard when a blade is new. Go a little slower until it gets broken in. It will last a whole lot longer. My saw is set at about 100sfpm, slower is ok, faster is not.

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Jerry Hossom
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