Saw Blade Wood Burn

The blade manufacturer suggested he raise the blade height and this worked in stopping the burn.

Saw blade wood burn.

First check your blade. Too low and you make your blade work too hard causing friction. It could be something as simple as the blade being either dull and in need of a sharp or dirty and in need of a clean that s causing it to burn the wood. Next make sure that you are cutting with a quick continuous motions.

Dirty or dull saw blade. When too much friction and burning occurs it can leave you with a burning smell or smoke that is often enough to set off the fire alarms in your workshop. Most wood burning incidents are caused by a dirty or dull blade. Keep your saw blades clean to ensure smooth cutting.

Make sure that the blade is sharp clean and free of pitch. How to video showing how to stop your. A dirty blade can also affect the cut. Pushing the stock through the saw too slowly is a common cause of saw blade burn.

Three minute video showing how to quickly and easily clean your table saw or circular saw blades with a simple cleaner. 5 blade height in one forum i read where a fellow kept getting burns on his cherry. Burn marks on the cut wood result from too much heat on the saw blade. As wood pitch builds up on the surface of the blade it will be more likely to bind up and scorch the wood.

The heat will scorch the wood as it passes through. Dull blades are much more likely to scorch and burn wood because the teeth are not cutting the wood fibers effectively. Wood burns when it is fed too slowly goes past a dull blade grabs the back of a blade when it moves while being cut as with case hardened or reaction wood or rubs against a heeling. Make sure that the blade splitter and fence are all aligned exactly how they are meant to be.

If you are still seeing burn marks try giving your saw a tune up. A dull blade will make it hard to cut quickly and the slower the feed rate of the saw the more friction against the wood and the greater the likelihood of scorch marks. Blade height affects the angle that the teeth hit the wood.