Thread: New JET 14" setup

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Ta for that Cliff - very useful information. Now I think I should have got the DX with tension release. Good exercise I suppose.

There is a thread about modifying the blade tensioner here.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ead.php?t=6809

I have set the saw up with a 1.3 tpi. It struggles to rip 90mm hardwood, and I had to stop after cutting 9 x 1m lengths - the motor was seriously hot. Should the performance be better than this? I have aligned everything to death, done the Wolf tension thing, and am using 's rip technique.

I bought the thing for ripping - what am I doing wrong?:confused:

TK,

I am really a beginner with bandsaws, but having said that am at the point where I probably use it more than any other tool.

Is your blade a 1" or 3/4" model? That could be the problem I think.

I easily (slowly, but easily) rip 150 deep hardwood on my 14" Jet, using 's favourite blade : a 3/8" 3tpi. (Actually 's is a 4 tpi now that I've re-read his post.)

Make the switch!
I think I'll find a recent post of 's and give him a greenie!

Cheers,

P

Try here: http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...4190#post94190

Originally Posted by TassieKiwi

I have some articles on the set up, and will be getting the Bandsaw Book (but won't pay $70 to Mik :eek: ).

Hi Dennis,

I have a new copy of the book. You can have it for $30 plus postage.

Cheers

Im no expert on bandsaws either but I got a 1 TPI blade on my 18" Jet and it rips quite well. I was of the understanding that the less teeth you had per inch would make it easier to clear the waste while cutting and therefore cut faster, or do you get to a point where you need some serious Hp to run blades this big.

I guess like taking a big bite as opposed to lots of smaller bites. Any answers on my thinking?

Yep Boban my 18"er cuts thru 10" of hard wood(acaia salicina) with ease using a H'bro's Mofo blade(1tpi 1&1/4").

Originally Posted by boban

....of the understanding that the less teeth you had per inch would make it easier to clear the waste while cutting and therefore cut faster, ...

Til it gets to the point where you are waiting for the next tooth to come past like the number 370 bus.....

Originally Posted by monoman

Hi Dennis,

I have a new copy of the book. You can have it for $30 plus postage.

Cheers

I've scored one off the net from Skills - $29 + post. Thanks anyway.

I will fit the 1/2" 3TPI tonight. Hope it works.

Y'all know when you buy something that has been really really hyped to be great, and you couldn't really afford it but you went for 'quality' anyway, and you find much to your sinking heart that it is not good.

I needed to rip 20 x 1m long 90x35 tas oak plate into boards. I changed from the 1.2 tpi 3/4 to the 1/2" 3 tpi. Did the Wolf flutter thing. Didn't work, as it fluttered from way beyond the 3/4 mark to below the 1/4 mark, so tensioned up to the 1/2 and got on with it.
First couple were OK, then the cut started to slow. Very noisy, slow cut. Have a look at the cut pattern.

I managed to slowly cut another 10 boards. The motor was too hot to touch, but not smoking this time:eek: It didn't really seem to be straining during the cuts.

Anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

NB these cuts were done at a feed rate of about 30-45 seconds per metre. Going slower didn't improve the cut, any faster stalled the blade.

My guess:

The blade's gone blunt :eek: or needs more tension or has gone blunt because it's overheated because it wasn't tense enough.

The diagonal cut marks make me think that the feed rate is too fast, and the blade binding can only be too much pressure being applied.

They look like cuts I used to make till I bought decent blades!

These are guesses, so I will be interested to hear what they who really know what's going on have to say.

Cheers,

P

Thanks Midge


The diagonal marks are from the blade 'chattering' in the cut. I have brand new Henry Bros blades, and the timber is brand new out of the pack. Some small pockets of sap is all.