bch47
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Post by bch47 on Mar 9, 2010 17:06:22 GMT -6
Have been getting burn marks while cutting on my table saw. Took others advice and double checked all settings. Found splitter off to left by about 1/32-1/64. Could this have forced wood away from fence and against side of blade?
Corrected this. Then found distance from back of blade to fence about the same 1/64. Adjusted fence. The next 4 test cuts showed no burning. What a difference a few minutes can make. Should have checked this a long time ago.
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Mar 9, 2010 17:23:04 GMT -6
Glad you worked it out...  |
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Post by boodrow on Mar 10, 2010 5:28:55 GMT -6
Thanks for the info Brian . Lil things like that are always good to know
Boodrow
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Post by Ruffnek on Mar 10, 2010 17:45:33 GMT -6
I am probably the world's biggest procrastinator when it comes to tuning my tools...power tools or hand tools, makes no difference. Lately, I've begun to see some blade marks on rip cuts that I never saw before. I always cut a sixteenth over and joint so it's no big deal but I suspect the fence/blade is out of alignment...probably the fence. I cleaned my shop pretty good before I left this week so I may just spend an afternoon tuning and sharpening tools when I get back home. Thanks for the motivation!  |
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Post by bch47 on Mar 10, 2010 18:54:29 GMT -6
I cut some oak for raised panels today. Still got a little burn but nothing like before. Could feed rate thru the saw cause burning. That is, going to fast.
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Post by Beamer on Mar 10, 2010 20:29:45 GMT -6
Yep - too fast or too slow can do it ... it takes awhile to develop a sense of touch that only feeds the saw more wood as it asks for it ... it's kind of a lean on it and keep an even pressure as it chews its way through without excess heat buildup.
Same thing with most machines, actually. Learnin' the "feel" of a proper feed rate takes a little while.
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Post by fredbelknap on Mar 10, 2010 22:08:49 GMT -6
I use quite a bit of cherry and it burns real easy.
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Post by Leo Voisine on Mar 13, 2010 14:05:47 GMT -6
Cherry burns just cause it can.
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Post by Ruffnek on Mar 13, 2010 15:42:15 GMT -6
Brian,
A blade that has a lot of resin on it will also burn the wood. Sometimes all it takes is a good blade cleaning to also clean up the cut.
I'm not going to get into what works best for cleaning the blade. I'm sure everyone has their preferred product/technique. ;D
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bch47
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Post by bch47 on Mar 13, 2010 19:19:57 GMT -6
My nest move will be to clean the blade. I did this probably 6 months ago. but have run several hundred bdf of red oak since then.
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