Shout out to the old 6 x 4 Saw

[GRW]

Last night my I stuck a lump of 4" thick solid bar stock in my Sealey (same as Clarke etc) bandsaw.
It took about an hour, but it just quietly & doggedly chewed away until it got through.

 

[Beanwood]

Nice straight cut too. Do you lube it frequently?

 

[JOEPRO]

Yes my favourite tool in my garage, I'll take any excuse to use it! Such a time saver too- sits and cuts away itself, listen for the clank of the finished cut falling out and it shuts itself down.

 

[GRW]

Nice straight cut too. Do you lube it frequently?

It's not that straight. I found partway through that the sheer weight of the stock was lifting the cutting end slowly away from the bed. I had to prop up the end to stop it creeping.
However the cut itself isn't critical as its going to be milled (not by me), so straight-ish is acceptable.
I didn't lube at all - I'm not sure if using fluid on these saws will fgo much more than clag everything up with clumps of filings

 

[colnerov]

Does that not say more about the blade than the machine?

 

[Erie Fred]

Yes, while changing the blade takes a minute, a coarser blade would have cut that in approx 15 minutes.

Yes, I know your not looking for speed, but the 1 hour cut time tells me the saw blade was rubbing and not
taking a good cut. That contributes to a wandering cut.

If I could see the cut with more clarity, I would wager you could see evidence of too many teeth in the cut.

What TPI blade did you use ?

 

[GRW]

Yes, while changing the blade takes a minute, a coarser blade would have cut that in approx 15 minutes.

Yes, I know your not looking for speed, but the 1 hour cut time tells me the saw blade was rubbing and not
taking a good cut. That contributes to a wandering cut.

If I could see the cut with more clarity, I would wager you could see evidence of too many teeth in the cut.

What TPI blade did you use ?

Not certain but I think it's 14tpi - sort of middle-of-the Road general metal cutting.
Also saw is set up on slowest speed on the belts, and owner of said lump of metal did think it was a pretty hard steel.
All I know was it took nearly an hour (though I did stop the saw and faff around a bit when it was clear the overhanging weight was making the lump creep in the vice)

 

[Erie Fred]

Not certain but I think it's 14tpi - sort of middle-of-the Road general metal cutting.
Also saw is set up on slowest speed on the belts, and owner of said lump of metal did think it was a pretty hard steel.
All I know was it took nearly an hour (though I did stop the saw and faff around a bit when it was clear the overhanging weight was making the lump creep in the vice)

I figured such, I keep the similar 10-14 vari teeth in mine (have 2 saws)
I think the coarsest you could find in those is 4-6 TPI and it would help.

Speed is SFM and is not related to thickness, just material.

Simply put your fingers down where the chips come off, and see how warm they are.
Burn your fingers is too fast, but just warm is just fine.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

I've got a motorcycle steering damper I keep meaning to add to mine for more controlled "lowering"

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Mines sitting all forlorn in the corner of the workshop for the moment I feel brave enough to play with electrics. Was working fine, then wouldn’t start unless you flicked the motor pulley round, and now just trips the electrics as soon as it’s plugged in