[TheForge] Re: Chop Saw Irritation

[Roger R Degner]

I always thought the deeper the blade goes into the cut kerf the blade is
wider from not grinding on the side of the blade.  This causes the blade to
bind on the side of the cut and does not want to cut deeper.
Roger R Degner
Franklin,Minn,USA
> Now I am convinced its a chip clearing problem and that when the cutting
> path in the steel gets too wide, the blade cant clear the cut material.
In
> fact I suspect that the absence of sparks is the *cause* not a symptom of
> the problem.  In any case, loosening the clamp and rotating the work a bit
> seems to solve the problem.
>
> Adam
>
> RW writes:
>
> > Has anyone noticed that while cutting through a piece of mild steel,
> > especially hot-finished, that the sparks are abundant and the wheel
seems to
> > be moving right through the piece, then suddenly, the sparks diminish to
a
> > small stream and it seems that one has encountered a "hard spot".
Sometimes
> > extra pressure seems to get the wheel through this spot but sometimes
> > nothing helps and the wheel just stays there not moving.  The
Instructions
> > say, let the wheel do the work.  Do not bear down on the metal.  But
> > frequently that does not work.  What is going on here?  What can be done
to
> > resume a nice straight and easy cut?
> > RW
> >