Tooth Breakage Rough Surface Rapid Tooth Wear Vibration
Band Slips
on Wheel
Guides too far apart
Guides poorly adjusted
Driving wheel worn out
Chip brush Chip brush
not working not working
– gullets filled
Band tension too low Band tension too low
Too little coolant
Incorrect coolant
concentration
Band speed too low Band speed too high Natural vibration –
speed slightly high
speed slightly low
Feed rate too high Feed rate too high Feed rate too high Feed rate too high Feed rate too high
or too low or too low
Tooth pitch too fine, Tooth pitch too coarse Tooth pitch too fine
gullets filled
Tooth shape too weak Wrong tooth shape Use Bahco Combo
selection
Band not Band not Band not
properly run in properly run in properly run in
Band worn out Band worn out
Surface defects, i.e.
scale, rust, sand
Workpiece moves Workpiece not
properly clamped
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