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Old 5th January 2008, 09:03 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by shaggs View Post
Forgot to ask,
Do bandsaw mills "wander" very much in the cut resulting in unequal thickness of slabs or jamming?
Treedimensional beat me to it. Dull blade, too fast a feed rate, possibly not slowing down in knotty areas.

If the band is loose, or if you max out the width of the throat, this may also contribute to wandering.

Blade sharpness, though, that's the big one.
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