Baileigh Industrial BS-210M, Operator'S Manual

Page: 23 / 60

20
20
BLADE CARE
The bandsaw blade is subjected to a tremendous amount of strain. Make sure to always use the
appropriate feed rate for the type material you are cutting.
Be sure to select a blade of the proper width, style, and pitch that will produce the best cut in
your material. Choosing the wrong blade can produce excess heat that can adversely affect the
life of the blade.
A clean blade performs much better than one that is dirty. Blades that are gummed up and dirty
offer more resistance when cutting through the material. This in turn creates unnecessary heat
in the blade.
Breaking in a Band Saw Blade
Sharp cutting edges with extremely small edge radii are required for high cutting capacity. To
achieve the optimal tool life we recommend breaking-in the blade accordingly. The correct
cutting speed is determined by the material being cut and its dimensions. It is very important
that the new blade is first used with only 50% of the determined feed rate. This will avoid micro-
breakages of the blade because of too large chip thicknesses. New band saw blades may tend
toward vibrations and vibration sounds.
In this case a slight reduction of the
cutting speed is helpful. With small
workpiece dimensions approximately
300cm² of the material should be cut for
breaking-in. If large work piece
dimensions are to be cut we recommend
a breaking-in period of about 15 minutes.
After breaking-in you may slowly
increase the feed rate up to the
determined value.
Metal Chip Indicators
Chips are the best indicator of correct material feed force. Monitor chip information and adjust
feed accordingly.
•
Thin or Powdered Chips
– increase feed rate or reduce saw speed
•
Burned Chips
– reduce feed rate and / or saw speed
•
Curly Silvery and Warm Chips
– optimum feed rate and saw speed