Premature           Tooth Wear	Feed pressure too light; Increase pressure. Insufficient or improper coolant at blade entry. Incorrect tooth selection. Improper break-in of new band. Hard spot in material.
Wear on Back	Guide arms too far apart. Blade rubbing on wheel flanges. Insufficient blade tension. Excessive feed pressure.
Straight Break	Blade tension too high; Reduce. Excessive feed pressure. Teeth contacts work before saw starts. Worn or chipped backup guide. Blade rubbing on wheel flanges. Side guides adjusted too tight. Teeth too coarse for work piece.
Irregular Break	Metal movement in vise. Head rise before completed cut.
Tooth Fracture	Material loose in vise. Guides not adjusted properly. Incorrect tooth pitch. Approach to work too fast. Excessive feed pressure or band speed.
Chip Welding	Improper coolant or mix. Excessive feed pressure or band speed. Improperly adjusted or worn chip brush.
Teeth Stripping	Material not securely vised. Improper or insufficient coolant. Excessive feed pressure. Tooth lodged in cut or hard spot in work. Tooth pitch too coarse for work piece.
Band Scoring	Check for guide insert wear or breaks. Excessive pressure on guide inserts. Check alignment of guide arms.
Inaccurate Cut	Teeth dull or excessive feed pressure. Set worn on one side. Guides worn or loose. Guide arms too far from work. Insufficient blade tension. Chips carried into kerf. Possible hard inclusion in work.
Rough Cut Surface	Dull or damaged blade. Insufficient blade tension. Guide inserts loose or worn. Excessive feed pressure. Tooth pitch too coarse.
Dished Cut on    Round Stock*	Use normal feed rate on first 1/3 cut. Reduce feed rate on center 1/3 cut. Increase to normal feed rate on final 1/3 cut.