Warning: my band saw blade lost its edge overnight and I caught it just in time

I was slicing through a pork shoulder Thursday and noticed the cut felt rougher than usual. Thought it was just the fat. Next morning I go to do the same job and the blade is tearing instead of cutting, leaving shreds all over. Turns out the blade tension had loosened up and I'd been running it crooked for about 3 days. That wore the teeth down uneven on one side. I checked after every sharpening before, but never checked tension during the week. Got a new blade in and it's night and day, like cutting butter again. Has anyone else had tension sneak up on them that fast, or do I just got bad luck with cheap blades?

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kaip1112d ago

Yeah, I've had that exact thing happen with a cheaper blade. It's wild how fast tension can drift once a blade gets some heat in it from a long session. I started making it a habit to give the tension knob a quick check every morning before first cut, especially if the blade sat overnight. Also, keep an eye on how the blade tracks on the wheel when you spin it by hand, that'll tell you way more than just eyeballing the cut. The uneven wear is the real kicker, once that happens the blade is pretty much done, no amount of sharpening fixes a crooked tooth line.