Re: Band saw blade tension
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I tighten ¡®em. A matter of ¡®feel¡¯ is all.
No gizmos or hi-tech stuff, just a ¡®yeah¡..that¡¯s good¡.that¡¯ll do it¡¯.
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And, I just check ¡®em now & again, the same way.
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of David Pidwerbecki
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 4:08 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [4x6bandsaw] Band saw blade tension
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I have been looking into a tool that can test blade tension.? ?I changed my saw blade tensioning so that I had a 3/8" NC stud with a nut and thrust washer for tightening the blade.? ?I would tighten the blade until it ran straight then
gave 3/4 turn extra for proper tensioning the blade.? ?Recently, I am stumbling onto a different method which uses your cell phone and a tone prediction tool by J. Phil Thien:
For my saw, I calculated that the blade tension should make a tone that is between 97 to 107 Hz.
I talked to a guy who builds bicycle wheels.? He is using a cell phone app to determine the tone of a plucked spoke (apparently, this is the new "way" to determine spoke tension).? ?The app is called:? "Gates Carbon Drive" and is found in the Apple Apps store
(and I imagine the Google Play Apps store as well).? ?I downloaded the app and reset my blade tension so it is right in the middle of the range as predicted by J. P. Thien.
How do all of you set your blade tension?? ?I certainly don't want to purchase a blade tensioning tool that costs more than the bandsaw.
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