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My band saw blade snapped right in the middle of a big custom order
It happened last Tuesday morning, right when I was breaking down a whole lamb for a restaurant in town. The blade just went with a loud pop and the whole thing stopped dead. I had half the carcass on the table and a line of cuts to finish by noon. My backup blade was still in the box, not even set up. I had to stop everything, put the meat back in the cooler, and spend the next hour putting on the new blade and getting the tension and tracking just right. It threw my whole day off by about three hours. I ended up working late to get the order done, but the customer was cool about it when I told them what happened. It made me realize I need to keep a spare blade ready to go at all times, not just in the drawer. How often do you guys check your blades for wear and tear?
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kevin_bailey18d ago
Man, "the whole thing stopped dead" is the worst feeling. That pop sound is just instant dread. I'm pretty good about checking blades, but your story is making me side-eye mine right now. Glad the customer was cool about it, at least.
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wade_hall2d agoTop Commenter
That pop is the sound of money leaving your pocket. Nothing kills a job's flow like a blown blade. Makes you check every cut twice after that. Good customers on a bad day are the only thing that saves your sanity.
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