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by Beefeman
Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:26 pm
Forum: Metal Cutting
Topic: Prevent Drift on a Portaband
Replies: 4
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Re: Prevent Drift on a Portaband

Trick #1, make sure you have a SHARP blade. a dull blade will drift worse than anything. Trick #2, make sure you have the right pitch (tooth count) for the material you are cutting. There is no one size fits all for band saw blades. The rule of thumb is you want 2-3 teeth in contact with the work a...