Breaking-in a band saw blade

Bimetal band saw blades

Sharp cutting edges that have extremely small edge radii are required for high cutting power. WIKUS blades are predestined for that.

To achieve the longest possible blade life, we recommend breaking in the blade properly. Please determine the correct cutting speed (ft/min) depending on the material to be cut and its dimension. Our cutting data slide rule is a helpful tool. It is important to break-in a new blade with only 50% feed rate. Micro breakages caused by excessive chip thicknesses can thus be avoided.

New band saw blades can cause vibrations and make noise. In this case, a slight reduction of cutting speed is also helpful. With small workpiece dimensions, approx. 118inches² of the material should be cut to break-in the blade. In case of large workpiece dimensions, we recommend breaking-in over a period of about 15 min. After breaking-in, the feed rate may be increased slowly up to the full value.

Carbide band saw blades

After choosing the optimal parameters for your application by using our carbide data slide rule, you should break-in a carbide-tipped band saw blade with approx. 50% feed rate and 50% cutting speed.

It is very important to avoid vibrations and noise. In such cases, it should help to reduce the cutting speed.
After a breaking-in period of about
15 min or 118inches², please slowly increase the cutting speed and then the feed rate up to the full value.

Further to the band tension, which should be about 300 N/mm², please also check the oil content of the cooling lubricant before first use. Hand refractometers and band tension guages are available from WIKUS.

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