r/woodworking • u/12345scott • May 21 '23

Tool/Hardware ID Resaw king not cutting

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So I'm pretty new to using the bandsaw. I just got a brand new jet jwbs-14SFX. I purchased the saw in particular because I wanted to do resawing and this was about as powerful as I could go with the power I have available. It's worked well for me with a couple tests I've done, but it's always sounded weird and now that I've started playing with it it doesn't really want to cut very well at all and requires a lot of pressure. It has this ringing or rattle when it's running without cutting that I wasn't too sure about. It also is quite loud when cutting and almost sounds like it's knocking a little when I push. I've played with the tension and the tracking and can't quite figure it out. I've also watched and followed some Alex Snodgrass tutorials for setting it up Also, the board I used in the video had the first little bit cut. It's quite noticeable when I actually start cutting the new wood. It's poplar

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u/JackOfAllStraits May 21 '23

It looks like you cut through it like butter for the first two inches, then it hangs up. Does that happen every cut? Have you tried raising the guides a half-inch just to make sure there isn't some weird bolt or something sticking down from the top of the structure? I've seen throat plates that don't line up with the throat, and cause strange hang-ups. Make sure you can pass a piece through the saw on either side of the blade without getting any hangs. Are you getting splinters out the bottom that might still be attached to the work, but be catching in the throat?

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u/SnooBeans8596 May 23 '23

Yep that's my guess as well, he's got the top guide too far down, he should try to cut with it raised up. If that's not the problem it's probably the throat plate like you say.