A little over a year ago I upgraded my bandsaw to a Laguna BX 14. In that year I have broken 4 blades. All of them at the weld. My old saw might have broken 3 or 4 blades in the 20 years that I had it.
My first question is if it is normal to break at the weld?
My second is what might I be doing wrong, or what I should check on the saw?
The 4 blades came from 3 manufacturers. Two were Timberwolf blades. One was tightened to the scale reading, the other by the wobble method. The one that broke last night was a 1/2 inch 3 tpi Laguna blade. The third manufacture was Starrett. I see no difference in how the blades broke.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.