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Band saw running off true
| anchorman | 24/04/2015 11:13:53 |
 10 forum posts | I have an old 4 1/2" metal cutting bandsaw which has suddenly started running off true. I tried to cut a 1/2" square piece of mild steel and noticed that it had cut about 45degrees out of true, does anyone know why this has suddenly started to happen . The blade is tight and the guide rollers are as near to the cut as I can get them . |
| mechman48 | 24/04/2015 11:24:01 |
 2947 forum posts 468 photos | Try re-squaring the blade with a Engineers square sat on the base in between the vice jaws up against the saw blade & readjust the blade guides... George |
| Simon0362 | 24/04/2015 11:26:06 |
| 279 forum posts 91 photos | My own experience when this happens - it is time to replace the blade which has probably become blunt. Simon |
| Jon Gibbs | 24/04/2015 11:43:12 |
| 750 forum posts | As Simon says this is usually down to the set having gone off one side of the blade so that the cut is biassed towards one side. ...but if it really "suddenly" started to happen then it may be that the blade guides have slipped and so George's approach is the right one? HTH Jon Edited By Jon Gibbs on 24/04/2015 11:43:54 |
| paul 1950 | 24/04/2015 12:39:05 |
| 143 forum posts 32 photos | blunt or poor quality blade |
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