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Rick's bandsaw issue needs a thread of it's own...too tough to find the comments in the Random thread.
So to simplify, it's brand new and isn't cutting perfectly perpendicular on a cutoff cut...Rick says it's out by at least a 1/16" in 4".
OK; I just walked with my machinist neighbour and his immediate reaction when I explained the problem was that in all likelihood there's nothing wrong with the machine. He suspects one or more of the following:
1)...the guides aren't adjusted correctly. He says those adjustments are critical.
2)...the blade isn't correctly tensioned
3)...the downward pressure during the cut is also critical; too much pressure and it'll do exactly what Rick's experiencing.
Don't shoot the messenger...I'm just passing on what he said.
Hopefully someone here has hands on experience and can advise you, Rick.
So to simplify, it's brand new and isn't cutting perfectly perpendicular on a cutoff cut...Rick says it's out by at least a 1/16" in 4".
OK; I just walked with my machinist neighbour and his immediate reaction when I explained the problem was that in all likelihood there's nothing wrong with the machine. He suspects one or more of the following:
1)...the guides aren't adjusted correctly. He says those adjustments are critical.
2)...the blade isn't correctly tensioned
3)...the downward pressure during the cut is also critical; too much pressure and it'll do exactly what Rick's experiencing.
Don't shoot the messenger...I'm just passing on what he said.
Hopefully someone here has hands on experience and can advise you, Rick.