View Full Version : Never put WD-40 on a bandsaw blade.
Brian Kent
08-06-2015, 4:46 PM
Never put WD-40 on a bandsaw blade. DAMHIKT. They can slide off of the wheels, make a loud noise, and get all kinked up. At least, I would imagine that is what would happen.
On an unrelated note, I just placed an order for 2 new Lenox Diemaster II blades!
Bruce Page
08-06-2015, 4:56 PM
Why would you? Rust prevention?
Make sure to clean the tires really well before you mount the new blade.
Patrick McCarthy
08-06-2015, 5:36 PM
Rev, you can always claim the devil made you do it.
Brian Kent
08-06-2015, 5:54 PM
I have been cutting several dozen blanks of a sort that leaves a yellow sawdust and resin on the blade and eventually clogs the teeth. So I used oven cleaner the worst time and Simple Green the next time. I wondered if I waxed or oiled it I could keep the yellow resin from building up.
…and the rest is history.
lowell holmes
08-06-2015, 6:08 PM
A dealer that sold me a Timberwolf blade said to spray the blade with Pam. It did quieten the saw. I don't do it, but I did try it.
James Baker SD
08-06-2015, 6:22 PM
A dealer that sold me a Timberwolf blade said to spray the blade with Pam. It did quieten the saw. I don't do it, but I did try it.
I tried Pam and the same result as the OP. Loud noise, startled saw operator, destroyed (kinked) blade. Luckily no injury.
Floyd Mah
08-06-2015, 6:41 PM
This brings back an old memory. A friend cleaned up another friend's motorcycle, and being a perfectionist, he ArmorAlled the sidewalls of the tires to make them look really "slick". Unfortunately, his friend was a real riding enthusiast and spilled the bike the time that he took a corner quickly.
Bruce Page
08-06-2015, 7:28 PM
I have been cutting several dozen blanks of a sort that leaves a yellow sawdust and resin on the blade and eventually clogs the teeth. So I used oven cleaner the worst time and Simple Green the next time. I wondered if I waxed or oiled it I could keep the yellow resin from building up.
…and the rest is history.
Ahhh, I can see that path now.
I've done similar.
Max Neu
08-06-2015, 8:19 PM
I have never oiled a blade,but if you feel the need,I think you would be OK to oil the outside only,leaving the side that rides on the wheel dry.
Allan Speers
08-06-2015, 11:37 PM
My shop used to get really humid, so I used Boeshield on by bandsaw blades. I never had a problem, I guess because it quickly dries to a waxy consistency. I'll probably keep on using it event though I now have decent humidity control.
Lee Schierer
08-07-2015, 7:28 AM
I have never oiled a blade,but if you feel the need,I think you would be OK to oil the outside only,leaving the side that rides on the wheel dry.
Oil tends to migrate so I wouldn't think it would stay on one side very long particularly if you coiled it up.
Bradley Gray
08-07-2015, 8:35 AM
I have used silicone dry lube spray with good results - needs to be used sparingly or it will mess with finishing.
Bill White
08-07-2015, 10:35 AM
Silly boys! WD40 is to be used on your sore knees. Never on a bandsaw blade. :)
I won't tell you about the time I put Armor All on the motorcycle seat, but it was exciting.
Bill
Dave Cav
08-07-2015, 1:54 PM
A dealer that sold me a Timberwolf blade said to spray the blade with Pam. It did quieten the saw. I don't do it, but I did try it.
It's worked for me, too. I have done it a couple of times, but not on a regular basis. Just don't go overboard with how much you use.
Andrew Hughes
08-07-2015, 2:58 PM
What is the procedure for getting to Pam out of the kitchen?Should I just grab it and run or maybe it's best done under the cover of darkness.Sounds risky to me but if the payoff there I'm all for it!
ken masoumi
08-07-2015, 4:31 PM
What is the procedure for getting to Pam out of the kitchen?Should I just grab it and run or maybe it's best done under the cover of darkness.Sounds risky to me but if the payoff there I'm all for it!
Lol,If I take anything out of the kitchen, my wife always shouts:don't bring it back.
Chris Padilla
08-07-2015, 4:47 PM
You do it when she can actually see you, Ken? ;)
Kent A Bathurst
08-07-2015, 6:41 PM
I have used silicone dry lube spray
The Horror!! The HORROR!!!!!
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Carroll Courtney
08-08-2015, 6:40 AM
Lennox also sells a lube or wax that is the same size as a tube of caulk but you use your thumb to push it up the tube.I be dang it works.I also use it on my horizontal band saw.
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