On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:23:23 -0500, "RonB" calmly
ranted:

A few days ago I managed to get a 3/8" bandsaw blade crossed up as I was
finishing with a thick piece of hardwood. Short story shorter, I ended up
with a twist that is set into about 3" to 4" of its length. I am guessing
at it's worst its about a 10 to 20 degree twist. I didn't realize until
today that the "rattle" effect was too severe to leave it on the machine and
swapped it out.

Is there any Practical way to straighten one of these? It is a fairly new
and sharp blade. Obviously sharper that the user.

If it has sharp bends, forget it. It'll crack when you try.
Just toss it. That's the safest bet, anyway.

If it's not too sharp a bend, you might be able to straighten
it by clamping it between a couple pieces of steel bar stock.
Got a Worthington hammer? (Flat bar instead of ball peen) Hang
the coil of the blade over an anvil or the anvil of your vise,
and tap the rest of the twist flat from the convex side (bumpy
side up, for those of you in Rio Linda) with the teeth hanging
safely in mid air over the edge of the anvil.

If it pulls to one side, check the set on all the teeth at that
point. Make sure they're all even. A pair of needlenose vise
grips work OK for a saw set if you don't have one handy.

That blade will die an early death anyway, so be careful with it.
You could always cut the bad part off and save the rest to make
a bow saw.

I'm the expert on those saws around here (with almost 1 completed
saw under my belt now, not counting the prototype) so just ask if
you need any help with it. chuckle


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