Brian Kent
07-16-2015, 6:39 PM
Bottom line - Easy Off Oven Cleaner is working.
The story:
I have some fresh new wet wood (East Africa Yellowwood or Fern Pine) to break down into turning blanks.
I was using my favorite Lenox Diemaster 2 Bi-metal blade. 1/2" 3 TPI, hooked, the right blade for wet wood.
I turned on the dust collector, but did not notice that the gates were shut for the bandsaw, open for some other tool.
Then it started getting harder to cut. I shut it off and found a yellow coating on one side of the blade. It was baked on hard like enamel.
Not wanting to spend another $61 to have a new blade shift, I started trying cleaners. Easy Off worked on the first 12" test. When I opened the doors of the bandsaw, I found wet, stringy fibers and dust packing the bottom half of the bottom section, perfect for holding in that heat.
If I do any more cutting of that wood with the band saw I will lube the blade first and check it very often for heat and deposits.
The story:
I have some fresh new wet wood (East Africa Yellowwood or Fern Pine) to break down into turning blanks.
I was using my favorite Lenox Diemaster 2 Bi-metal blade. 1/2" 3 TPI, hooked, the right blade for wet wood.
I turned on the dust collector, but did not notice that the gates were shut for the bandsaw, open for some other tool.
Then it started getting harder to cut. I shut it off and found a yellow coating on one side of the blade. It was baked on hard like enamel.
Not wanting to spend another $61 to have a new blade shift, I started trying cleaners. Easy Off worked on the first 12" test. When I opened the doors of the bandsaw, I found wet, stringy fibers and dust packing the bottom half of the bottom section, perfect for holding in that heat.
If I do any more cutting of that wood with the band saw I will lube the blade first and check it very often for heat and deposits.