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Rick Potter
02-03-2009, 5:57 PM
How do you get the sticky stiff off bandsaw blades after you cut green wood?
Rick Potter
Michael Peet
02-03-2009, 6:07 PM
I got this from Woodcraft:
http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=128479&FamilyID=984
It came in a pack with T-9 and a de-rustifier. All three seem to work at their stated tasks.
george wilson
02-03-2009, 6:29 PM
You can spray oven cleaner on any kind of saw to emulsify resin buildup. Just wipe the blade off,rinse,and dry it good so it doesn't rust.
Steve Clardy
02-03-2009, 7:21 PM
I just coil them up and let them sit overnight in a pan of water.
This works well except for pitch pine. Then I use diesel or kerosene.
Wipe it off then spray with wd-40
Lance Norris
02-03-2009, 9:05 PM
Formula 409
Kevin Groenke
02-03-2009, 9:18 PM
I just chuck a brass brush into a cordless drill and run it in the opposite direction of the moving bandsaw blade. Probably not the best thing for the blade, but with the abuse our bs blades take, a brass brush isn't much to worry about.
-kg
Rick Potter
02-04-2009, 2:24 AM
Thanks guys, I will remove it tomorrow and clean it up again. I cut a branch off an apricot tree, and had to see what it looked like inside. Beautiful wood.
Rick Potter
Tom Walz
02-04-2009, 10:59 AM
other options
http://www.carbideprocessors.com/saw_blade_cleaning.htm
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