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OPERATION OF BLADE WELDER
Overall Description
The weld station on the Baileigh band saw can butt weld and annea
l blades from 0.125”
(3.1mm) to 0.625” (15.8mm) wide by 0.032” (0.8mm) thick. It is a resistance type welder with
two jaws that secure the blade ends during the welding process. A selector knob is turned
counterclockwise (
ccw
) to pre-load the left jaw, forcing the blade ends against one another.
When the operator presses the weld button, electric current passes through the butted blade
ends. The left jaw blade end is pushed into the molten puddle and welded to the right blade end.
Remove the blade from the jaws if any weld flash is present and carefully grind it off. The blade
joint must now be placed back into the jaws where annealing of the weld joint takes place. This
procedure will reheat the weld area so it is not so brittle and should return it to its original
condition.
It may become necessary to weld blades when:
1. They break unexpectedly and the teeth are still sharp enough to cut.
2. You need to make blades from a bulk saw blade coil.
3. When you need to weld a blade that was cut to make an internal contour cut on a piece part.
CAUTION:
The bandsaw blade is sharp and can cut your hand or fingers.
Always disconnect power to the saw and wear leather gloves when working near the
blade.
Summary of Contents for BSV-24VS
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