Description of problem
Complete sections of teeth broken from the band backing.
Likely causes:
- Improper Tooth Pitch. This is the number 1 cause of tooth strippage.
- The band saw is a wood cutting saw. When running a Bi-Metal Blades at high speeds like a wood machine which runs much faster in terms of surface feet per minute tooth strippage will occur more easily.
- Teeth getting too hot, causing the teeth to strip.
- Improper or lack of break-in procedure.
- Worn, missing or improperly positioned chip brush.
- Excessive feeding rate or feed pressure.
- Movement or vibration of the material being cut.
- Improper positioning of material being cut.
- Not enough sawing fluid.
- Hard spots in the material being cut.
- Band speed too slow for the material being cut.
