Thread: Bandsaw tension
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Old 07-21-2006, 06:39 PM   #8
Lee Brubaker
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The limitation of bandwidth relates to the small diameter wheels used with 3 wheel bandsaws. If I am not mistaken few blade manufacturers will guarantee their blades for such machines. Usually, the blade manufacturer prints blade tensioning instructions on the cardboard backer that they mount their blades on. Usually the instructions call for tensioning to the marker for the size of the blade.Start the saw & then begin to back off the tension until the blade begins to vibrate, then retension until the blade smooths out again.

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