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Larry Anderson Technical Advisor We now have checked our saw in Lesson #1 and #2 and #3 for Loose Guides, Guide arm Squareness and for Tensioning problems and have yet to find anything wrong. Wheel Tracking Now we want to be concerned about the blade sitting firmly within the guides. If the wheels are not tracking p...

By Larry Anderson Technical Advisor The crooked cut problem has not been solved and we have checked for loose guides and guide arms that are not square to bed of the saw and found that this is not the problem. We have yet to remove the blade from the saw and it is time to think about tension.Analyze Blade TensionI...

By Larry Anderson Technical AdvisorAfter examining the blade guides and determining the jaw blocks are tight, we can move on to the next possibility. Guide Arm Squareness: Take a small scrap of steel 1/4" thick six inched long and clamp it to the blade so the six inches is straight vertical attached to blade. Put sq...

The Sawing Expert Series By Larry Anderson. Resolving Crooked Cuts Lesson step #1. Larry, a metal sawing expert, walks our users through a series of steps to get square and straight cuts on your saw.

The Sawing Expert SeriesBy Larry Anderson, Technical Advisor Saws are sold by salesmen who generally know their product and customers have a need that can be filled by purchasing a new saw from a well prepared salesman. Customers must always stay focused on their needs and also try to plan for an uncertain future. S...

By Larry Anderson Technical AdvisorAnalyzing Issues Related To The Blade:1. A dull blade will generally cut crooked. 2. A blade should be discarded if the cut time grows by more than 50%. For instance: 20 cuts have been made and the cut time has been 10 minutes per cut. Without making any other adjustments and the c...

Larry Anderson Technical Advisor In Lessons 1 through 4 we have examined the saw. Now we should make a trial cut with very conservative settings to see if the crooked cut can be duplicated. A two inch (2”) round cold roll would be perfect, but then again a four inch (4”) square tube is easier to measure for squaren...