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Unread 12-07-2006, 21:19
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Re: Bandsaw Troubles

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
besides what Don said, get some material you can practice cutting. You might be pushing the material to one side without realizing it, making the blade twist.

Like most power tools, getting it to cut is easy, being able cut exactly down the center of a pencil mark, without tearing up the material, takes lots and lots of practice.

while you are cutting experiment a little. Instead of turning the material more and more try pushing it a little to the left or right and see what happens

or try turning it the other way. Power tools dont always respond like you think they should. you gotta develop a feel for it.
I know I am good on a bandsaw because on the ones at school I can cut dead center down a pencil line really fast. That is why I know something on my saw isn't right.


I tryed the fence Idea, the blade just walks the other way. i will try some of this tomorrow more, when people aren't sleeping. I was pretty sure I had it set up the right way :-\

Last edited by John Gutmann : 13-07-2006 at 12:26.