Keeps metal plastic and wood cutting blades from clogging with wood chips or pitch.
Wood band saw blade lubricant.
This wax stick is specially formulated to keep metal plastic and wood cutting blades from clogging because of chips or pitch.
There seems to be a conflict on the correct blade lubrication mixture between the sawmill manufacturer and saw blade manufacturer.
The blade lubricant stick extends the life of saw blades keeping them sharper longer.
So when cooling or lubricating your saw blades remember that one does not take the place of the other.
I did try a squirt of wd 40 and it helped remove the pitch but i was concerned that the wd 40 would degrade the rubber like substance that the band blade rides on on the pulleys.
This is a great tip to maintain your bandsaw blades.
In pro tip 8 we talk about waxing your bandsaw blades.
A special blend of oils and wax helps protect blades from heat damage and clogging because of the accumulation of wood pitch and metal chips.
I picked this up from tom latane.
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While saw blade lubricant will assist in making smooth cuts coolants mainly help guard against excess heat.
Lubrication is simply one of many maintenance procedures a band saw requires to properly carry out.
Use of a saw blade lubricant prolongs blade life and produces smoother and quicker cuts.
For use on all power and hand held cutting tools including scroll band circular hack and jewelers saw blades.
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I use parafin wax as my band saw lubricant.
In this video stephen cook briefly talks about what blade lubricants might be best for your portable sawmill or resaw.
I m sure this subject has been discussed many times on this chat board.
I will sometimes take a putty knife and scrape this off running the bandsaw at a slow speed holding the putty knife stationary.
For power and hand held cutting tools including band scroll circular hack and jewelers saw blades.
Excellent performance on band saw scroll saw and coping saw blades.
What concerns me is that norwood industries operating manual that i received with my mill clearly states to use water and soap or windshield liquid and soap for blade.
