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green wood build up on saw

857 views 8 replies 6 participants last post by  Karda 
#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Hi, when I cut green wood for bowl blanks I get a crust of wood on the sides of my bandsaw blade is there any way to prevent that. It also builds up on my tires
 
#7 · (Edited by Moderator)
Before got my bandsaw would rough out blanks with gas chain saw. Still do that if blanks too big for my BS. After spending too much time cleaning bandsaw & blades on wet wood and not wanting to fire up gas saw bought corded electric chain saw to trim up smaller blanks.

1st one was a 16" Remington, which lasted several years before it died. Next came Craftsman bought at Sear, which couldn't start right out of the box so returned same day. Next came a 18" WORX that lasted several years before it died, so bought another one but only only had 14" saw at the store.

My take on electric corded chains whether pay little or lot is those plastic parts which don't take same abuse that gas counter parts will. Have no experience with new battery types but assume same thing. Bottom line they are for light duty cutting have to take your time and let saw cut without rushing! Lot of turners use them in their shops but have not done that yet.

No electric chain saws will never replace a gas saw for durability & speed. Where they excel is on smaller blanks than gas saw will do safely.
 
#8 ·
Household ammonia cleaner makes short work of build up on saw blades/tools. What width/tooth count blade are you using? My bandsaw is only 10" so I cut down about all blanks with a chainsaw - gas for log cutting/most splitting, electric for trimming corners etc, especially in the winter - I can run the electric saw in the shop. For bigger blanks that need even more "rounding" to fit on the lathe I use a chainsaw tooth blade from HF on an angle grinder. Just some other possibilities vs a bandsaw.
 
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