Going loco, but not in Acapulco

[mac1012]

on my last post it should read dosent roll of centre :lol:

yeah something not right your blade shouldn't bend like that

if you are breaking blades on a regular basis it becomes expensive and frustrating , I have cut all kinds of wood and used very fine blades in thick wood and intricate cuts and very rarely had a breakage prob 1 every 6months.

 

[boysie39]

Martin I had the same trouble with the blades when I was changing them ,which was pretty often ,in the first weeks it was about a dozen a week . I thought it was wrong technique .Then somewhere I read to just use two fingers to tighten . It made a huge difference when I got the hang of it .

 

[martinka]

Martin I had the same trouble with the blades when I was changing them ,which was pretty often ,in the first weeks it was about a dozen a week . I thought it was wrong technique .Then somewhere I read to just use two fingers to tighten . It made a huge difference when I got the hang of it .

Hi Eugene, it depends on how big those fingers are. It's like being told not to tighten too much. Too much compared to what?

Martin, waiting for someone to add, "compared to too little." :mrgreen:

edit: I've just been back into the garage, started the saw, and a #3 snapped as soon as the saw started. #-o

 

[mac1012]

seems similar to the problem with the record on here recently , well its either something to do with clamping pressure, tension or some misalignment on the machine

mark

 

[martinka]

Could have simply been coincidence, Mark. I cut that christmas tree with the #3 blade that was in the saw. It was probably ready for snapping, and I imagine starting up will put extra force on the blade.

Martin.