Its not unusual for a bandsaw blade to go from sharp to dull very quickly.
As they get dull they heat up and the heat finishes the job. The Jet rep I
deal with recommends Timberwolf blades.

"Rich" wrote in message
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Also, is there some visual test for a blade that's worn out (besides no
teeth)?

No its the smell check. If it smells burnt than your blade is. lol.

Actually if your factory Jet blade is sharper than your suffolk blade than
suffolk forgot to put teeth on their blade!

All in fun!

Rich