On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:02:01 GMT, "Billy Smith" wrote:

I have a Jet 14in. bandsaw (JWBS-14OS) with a 3/4 HP,
120V motor. I've studied some books on adjusting and using
it and I think I have it set up right.

It works fine when I cut through wood, including oak, up
to about 2in. thick. But when I try cutting anything
greater than about 3in. thick (even a 2X4) I have to
push it very hard, feed it very slowly (15 seconds to
go an inch) and the upper thrust bearing starts to
scream.

This saw has a vertical cutting capacity of 6in. and I
want to be able to use it to resaw oak planks up to that
width. But the saw just won't do it now.

I'm using a 1/2in. wide, 4TPI, Timber Wolf blade, got it
new, very little use so far. From what I can tell by
looking at it, the teeth are not hooked, i.e. the teeth
are not pointed down as they cut into the wood.

Duginske's book says that I should be using a blade with
either hook or hook-skip teeth. I just called the manufacturer
and they said they have a blade that will work, a 1/2in.,
3TPI blade for resawing but they don't know if it has hook
teeth (!).

Does anyone know if hook teeth is really necessary in this
case? Will hook teeth solve this problem? I know 3/4 HP
is somewhat low, but it sure seems like this saw ought to
be able to resaw a 2X4.

Thanks,
Billy

Assuming the blade is sharp and properly installed (it IS easy to install it
backwards/upside down) and the guides/bearings/tension/tracking/etc. are set up
ok, you may be either feeding too fast or binding the blade... a tiny bit of
wiggle or unevenness (is that a word?) can make the blade howl or bind up..

I have the 14" rigid, and cut bowl blanks out of green wood up to 8" thick with
it... Knowing that it's a low-end, 3/4 hp saw, I use a good 3 tpi blade and use
a LOT of patience... pushing too hard or turning too sharp can overload that 3/4
hp in a hurry.. YMMV


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing