On Oct 2, 5:58*pm, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
A fresh post in SEJW refers to a Grizzly bandsaw. *The manual for that
saw has a chart of chips and the speed/feed adjustments to make. *I've
posted the chart to the DropBox. *(Yeah, I know it's copyrighted - so
sue me.)

http://www.metalworking.com/dropbox/...lChipChart.pdf

The thing is - my 4 x 6 bandsaw only ever makes what they call "powdery"
chips. *Never anything stringy. *The chart says that I should decrease
my speed (already at slowest) & increase feed. *It seems to me that the
pitch would make a big difference also. *My blade is about 16 tpi.
Whatta' think?

Bob
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Nota for President

Makes sense to me. Finer pitch blades have smaller gullets and could
be more prone to loading. The chips fill the gullets then roll around
becoming powder if they have no place to escape. Coarser blades have
deeper gullets and you get increased pressure per tooth and more space
for chips to form. It's still a balancing act to get good blade
performance and life.
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