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Old 10-08-2007, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by davidpretorius View Post
aluminium being soft needs high speeds
Yes, higher speed settings I reckon also.

Here is an interesting comparative reference which is quite relevant.
http://www.bahco.com/files/Selection...ancqqipjno.pdf

Bandsaws have to have the correct settings and blades as a machine tool class, because otherwise they will throw the blade.

I once had a terrible time with a bandsaw trying to saw up a radial car tyre, I could not get the right combination, and it threw the blade persistently until we sped it right up and took the cut very slow.

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