One of the previous messages I posted had a link to an article that
mentioned two things I don't always hear about. One is blade
tension, the other is blade selection. I didn't know anything about
metalworking till recently, and still know less than most. So you
can ignore me if you want here :)
In any case, I too was wondering about the blade tension since the
manual says to get some really large number for it. The article said
that to get to the appropriate range, he had to crank the tension
gauge as hard as he could go, with a shop rag, in order to come
close. that's pretty hard. I wasn't sure about that, and I'll have
to ensure that it's done from now on and see what happens.
Second, was blade selection. I think most of us have a Bi-metal
blade of some type on our saws by now. If not, btw, get at least
one. I don't know what kind of tpi blades you normally get, but I
just got the 10/14 one. After reading more about bandsaws tonight, I
definantely am going to get a 6tpi bi-metal blade for cutting
anything over 1/2". This is the smallest tpi bi-metal blade I can
find in our size.
Hope I'm not boring you all off with my drivel :) I'll quit for the
night now.
